Maintaining fitness abroad is just a crucial as fitness back home and there are many options for keeping fit in Shanghai, within both individual and group settings. Two blocks from Concordia, there is an exercise facility called Megafit complete with a swimming pool, fitness area, aerobic studio, tennis courts, children’s play area and spa. Additionally, many residential compounds have on-site, exercise facilities, with memberships either packaged in the rental cost, or as an additional fee. Group yoga, zumba and aerobics classes are also available at various studios.

Within the greater Shanghai area there are opportunities to run 8Ks (many travel to Beijing for the Great Wall Marathon as well!), play golf, go bowling, explore archery, go boating, join a group for weekend bicycle rides out to the sea, go horseback riding, ice skate, play laser tag and paintball, go rock climbing, indoor go-cart racing, and even indoor snow skiing.