Astana - Post Report Question and Answers
What kinds of gyms or other sports/workout facilities are available? Are they expensive?
There are a few nice gyms in the city. Good options for boxing. In the winter, you can take ski lessons. The embassy has a nice gym, indoor pool, and tennis courts. There is an active tennis group that plays regularly and in the summer, we've seen people biking and strolling through many of the nice parks. In the winter, the city sets up ice skating rinks, snow slides and other children friendly winter activities. There are also public pools and an archery club. A few people I know tried horseback riding but were mixed on how they felt about it. - Mar 2025
All closed due to the pandemic. - Jun 2021
Several gyms. Two 50-meter pools, both kind of run-down and Soviet in their operation, but usable. Also a couple ice rinks, including a major speed-skating stadium with a speed-skating track and two hockey rinks open to public skating (and the staff were really nice to us Americans). - Oct 2017
There are quite a few gyms that offer a host of different exercise regimens, equipment and personal training. The number is growing every day. Indoor swimming pools are few and far between. During the winter, there are several ice rinks that offer public skating. - Oct 2016
There are gyms and we have not looked into the costs because we have equipment at home, as well as my husband's workplace. - Jun 2014
Gyms are available but very expensive. - Sep 2010
