Sport and exercise
Classes and gyms at Gerdahallen
Lund University is home to Gerdahallen, one of the largest sports centres in northern Europe and located in Lund. Discounted prices are available for Lund University students. Gerdahallen has long opening hours and offers 200 classes every week including pilates, aerobicdance, high intensity training, spinning, zumba, boxercise, yoga, afro and functional training. You can also use one of Gerdahallen’s well-equipped gyms, one of which is exclusively for women. It is also possible to book an appointment with one of the physiotherapists or specialist coaches.
Sports courts and gym at Viktoriastadion
Viktoriastadion, in Lund, offers a gym with discounted student prices as well as facilities and courts for tennis, squash, badminton, indoor handball, floorball, football, basketball and volleyball.
Viktoriastadion – information on the Lugi motion website (in Swedish)
Student sports teams
Many of the student nations and other student associations offer different kinds of sports teams, such as football and volleyball. There are also a number of sports associations for students, for example offering extreme sports, horse riding and fencing, as examples. In Helsingborg, the student organisation Stampus offers volleyball, basketball, football and floorball.
Sports clubs, swimming and group exercise
There are a number of local sports clubs, which are generally organised on a volunteer basis and are not connected to Lund University. Below is a selection of clubs located in Lund and Malmö with links to their websites:
Baseball
- Malmö Pilots (in Swedish)
Basketball
- EOS Lund (in Swedish)
- Viktoriastadion – information on the Lugi motion website (in Swedish)
Cricket
- Lund Cricket Club
- Malmöhus Cricket Club (which has Skåne's only ladies team)
Cycling
- Lund Cycling Club CK Lunedi (in Swedish)
Dancing
- Afrodance with IYOJA
- Various dancing styles including salsa, rueda de casino, rumba, bachata and ballroom with Havana Dance Company (in Swedish)
- Salsa Sabrosa dance studio
- Folk dance with Lunds studenters folkdanslag (in Swedish)
- Dance courses with the Faculty of Engineering students' union (in Swedish)
Field hockey
Football/soccer
Group exercise
- Friskis&Svettis (in Swedish)
- Gerdahallen website
Handball
Netball
- Skåne Netball Club (website) or Skåne Netball Club FB (Facebook page)
Rowing
Rugby
Tennis, badminton and squash courts
- ATL Lund tennis club website (in Swedish)
- Viktoriastadion – information on the Lugi motion website (in Swedish)
Swimming
- Högevallsbadet – indoor swimming pool, adventure bath, water slides, climbing and outdoor pool
- Delphinenbadet – indoor swimming pool
Ultimate frisbee
Volleyball
- Lunds VK (volleyball club, including a recreational league)
Water Polo
Outdoor activities
All of our campus locations have a number of jogging and cycling tracks and attractive parks where you can walk, run, bike or rest. In Malmö and Helsingborg you can also find large open-air recreation areas and parks, as well as the sea!
North of Helsingborg, in the Kullaberg nature reserve, you can go hiking, rock climbing or diving.
- Learn more about outdoor activities in the Skåne Region
- Sport and outdoor activities in Helsingborg (external webpage, in Swedish)
- Sport and outdoor activities in Malmö (external webpage, in Swedish)
- Sport and outdoor activities in the City of Lund (external webpage)
Free outdoor circuit training group
VästerGympa is a free, social outdoor circuit training group with local Swedes and expats living in Lund. In addition to English and Swedish, several other languages are also spoken. No experience is necessary. The group meets in front of the small supermarket at Örnvägen 62 Lund on Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday mornings 10:00–11:00 and on Wednesday nights 19:00–20:00.
Related links
Information about sports clubs in Lund (in Swedish)
Sport, exercise and outdoor activities – City of Lund (in Swedish)
Outdoor activities and exercise in Helsingborg (in Swedish)
Sport, exercise and outdoor activities in Malmö (in Swedish)
