{"id":88554,"date":"2017-07-13T10:57:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T08:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=88554"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:57:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:57:20","slug":"sports-meetups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sports-meetups\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Sports Meetups in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is as big of a city of sports and exercise as it is of culture. In the past, Barcelona has hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1982, the FIBA World Cup in 2014, the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, and most notably, the 1992 Summer Olympics \u2013 the Games of the XXV Olympiad. Annually, it hosts the Barcelona Open, the Barcelona Marathon, and the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix. Barcelona is one massive gym for all sports, permitting many Meetup groups to form and engage in just about every activity there is. Whether it is on one of the beaches, parks, or indoor gymnasiums, locals, expats, and tourists get together to enjoy an exercise session or a fun, friendly match. Here are a few of those <strong>Meetup groups<\/strong> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> thinks are worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/water-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Water activities in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sports-meetups\/#Barcelona_Beach_Sea_Sports_and_Adalis_Barcelona_Padel_Tenis\" title=\"Barcelona Beach &amp; Sea Sports and Adalis Barcelona Padel Tenis\">Barcelona Beach &amp; Sea Sports and Adalis Barcelona Padel Tenis<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sports-meetups\/#Barcelona_Casual_Runners\" title=\"Barcelona Casual Runners\">Barcelona Casual Runners<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sports-meetups\/#The_Barcelona_Hiking_Outdoors_Group\" title=\"The Barcelona Hiking &amp; Outdoors Group\">The Barcelona Hiking &amp; Outdoors Group<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_Beach_Sea_Sports_and_Adalis_Barcelona_Padel_Tenis\"><\/span>Barcelona Beach &amp; Sea Sports and Adalis Barcelona Padel Tenis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_88730\" style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88730\" class=\" wp-image-88730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/beach-volley-1538932_960_720-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"174\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona has plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>beaches<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0where visitors and residents can enjoy the city&#8217;s weather and Mediterranean waters. The beaches\u00a0are also a great place to enjoy athletics, in volleyball, swimming, tennis, and many other types of sports. Some of the beaches even have exercise machines where you can workout for free! For the past 4 years, the group\u2019s Sun Warriors\u00a0have held many beach games for everyone. They work in conjunction with <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/es-ES\/Barcelona-Padel-Tennis\/\"><strong>Adalis Barcelona Padel Tenis<\/strong><\/span> which holds beach tennis meetups. Also check out <strong>Barcelona Beach &amp; Sea Sports<\/strong> for fun activities.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_Casual_Runners\"><\/span>Barcelona Casual Runners<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona\u2019s streets have always been a great place to jog in the morning, afternoon, or evening. In the <strong>Barcelona Casual Runners<\/strong> <strong>Meetup, <\/strong>runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 pm for a good 9 to 11 km run (or walk) up and down different neighborhoods of the city. There is no pressure to do the entire course, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/marathon-barcelona-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>run<\/strong><\/a> as much as you like while enjoying the company of others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/activities-parks-barcelona\/\">Best activities to do in the parks of Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Barcelona_Hiking_Outdoors_Group\"><\/span>The Barcelona Hiking &amp; Outdoors Group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_88731\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88731\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wanderer-455338_960_720-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outside the city lie the Pyrenees Mountains, right on the border with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/french-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">France<\/a><\/strong>. It is there where many hikers like to go for some adventurous times, as well as to ski along the resorts on both sides of the border. <strong>The Barcelona Hiking &amp; Outdoors Group<\/strong> is where hiking enthusiasts \u2013 some of them members of Spain\u2019s and Catalan\u2019s hiking associations \u2013 can connect and set up hiking trips\u00a0every month along the mountainous range not that far from the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you can see, Barcelona is an active place where people love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adrenaline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>exercising<\/strong><\/a> and also socializing. If you are eager to meet new people and to get your body moving, explore the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Meetup website<\/strong><\/a> and find out more about the\u00a0sports meetups that are available in the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Have you tried one of the Meetup groups yet? 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