Learn How to Play Padel at BGC's Sprawling Outdoor Gym

(SPOT.ph) Because of the pandemic, we’ve all pivoted to working out at home, buying equipment to set up a home gym, and subscribing to workout classes via Zoom. Restrictions have significantly loosed, but we can’t deny there is still this reluctance in working in closed spaces. Enter Manila Padel Club, an outdoor gym in Bonifacio Global City where you can sweat it out, build muscles, and produce endorphins in a much safer open area.

Located in the center of the concrete jungle, Manila Padel Club features a padel and tennis court, a fully-equipped gym, plus a clubhouse with a café and a shop. Membership fees apply—price starts at P24,000/year—but there’s also a free trial for first-timers.

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Here's what you need to know about Manila Padel Club:

Manila Padel Club is the first to bring the social sport of padel to the Philippines. Padel, akin to tennis, racquetball, and squash, is a sport usually played in doubles in an enclosed court surrounded by walls of glass and metallic mash. The added "wall" is what sets this apart from the other aforementioned sports.

Another thing that differentiates padel from the three sports is the equipment or the instrument. For example, tennis uses a racket, which is a handle with an oval open frame where a network of strings is stretched tightly; padel, on the other hand, uses a different kind of racket which is shorter, has no strings, and instead has a solid plastic surface with holes in it.

How does padel sports work at Manila Padel Club?

In a nutshell, this is how padel works: when Team A hits the ball onto Team B’s side of the court, the ball is allowed to bounce off any part of the wall but it can only hit the floor once (maximum) before Team B hits back the ball back to Team A. Padel's point system awards Team A if Team B fails to hit the ball back to Team A's side with not more than one bounce of the ball on the floor.

If you're interested and want to commit to the high-energy sport, Manila Padel Club has yearly membership fees. But if you're not, the club is also offering membership fees for those who want to use the gym.

Membership Packages at Manila Padel Club

Padel-only Membership: P24,000/yearly

• 20% discount on court bookings
• 10% discount at the club
• Priority booking if done seven days in advance
• 24/7 access to padel courts

Gym-only Membership: P24,000/yearly

• 10% discount at the club
• 24/7 access to padel courts
• Group fitness classes

Padel + Gym Membership: P40,000/yearly

• 20% discount on court bookings
• 10% discount at the club
• 24/7 access to padel courts
• Group fitness classes
• Priority booking if done seven days in advance

Court Fees

If you want to play padel, there is a need to reserve a court. Different court rental fees apply depending on if you have a membership or not, plus what time you want to rent it. Here are the different court fees:

60-min Court Rental at Regular Hours: P2,500

• Non-members: P625
• Members: P500

60-min Court Rental at Off-Peak Hours (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.): P1,500

• Non-members: P375
• Members: P300

60-min Court Rental at Peak Hours (5 p.m. to 10 p.m.): P3,500

• Non-members: P750
• Members: P600

Got commitment issues? If it's your first time at Manila Padel Club and you want to try just the outdoor gym itself if it's something you'd like,  you can walk in and inform the cashier that you want to avail of the free trial. You will be asked to register over the counter.

Group Fitness Classes at Manila Padel Club

If you thrive more in working out together with other people—feeding off of each other's energy and cheering each other on—Manila Padel Club also has classes for groups. The classes they offer vary from circuit, spinning, and pound, all administered by a coach.

Schedule of Group Fitness Classes

• Daily, 9 a.m.: Bootcamp
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 p.m.: Bootcamp with Coach Tess
• Tuesdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.: Spinning with Coach Nylah
• Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 p.m.: Spinning with Coach Nylah
• Fridays, 5 p.m.: Pound Rockout Workout with Coach Marge and Coach Finna

Manila Padel Club is at 9th Avenue corner Lane R, North Bonifacio District, Taguig City. For more information, visit Manila Padel Club's website.