u/Numerous-Bug2652

I find myself working 8h a day and becoming extremely sedentary, especially in winter. Going to the gym is boring and it's hard for me to be disciplined with it because I don't really like the monotony of the gym but I still want to move more, be fit and get stronger.

I want to do sports that are done in groups and that are more fun. I would enjoy activities like dancing, or Zumba, or crossfit if there are beginner friendly groups, even tennis, honesly any sport that includes human interaction and keeps your head off the sport and in the fun. But I am relatively new in the city and internet searches show a lot of stuff but no real reviews and no idea how good or bad the thing actually is.

So I chose to ask you here, what sports do you do for fun and fitness? Do you have recommendations? Clubs/Vereine/anything really..

I'm open to all suggestions. The only criteria is that it should be late afternoon after work or in the evening, that it should not cost a fortune (like billed a high amount per session) and that it's fun and entertaining.

Ps: I work in city center and live in Weststadt. Anything in any of both areas or between them would be great. I am a Female in my late 20s

I really want to make new friends, preferably internationals. I work in fully german office and sometimes I feel like I need a breather, to talk to people who share my struggles adapting here.

No offense to germans here, but most germans have such a routine-heavy life. Everything is planned, everyone wakes up at the same time, everyone has lunch at 12 and dinner at 6 or 7. Everyone has 1 hobby they are really good at and don't really do random activities just to try. I am someone who likes to go out a bit after work, who would go try a random activity even if I never did it before, who goes out to try a random new restaurant, etc. And I like half spontaneous plans, like planning a weekend activity on thursday at earliest, not a month before... honestly sometimes I talk about things like this to my colleagues, and I feel like an alien from their looks.. like how is it possible you have dinner at 9 or how do you just go to a different city for fun on a whim, stuff like that. This generally makes me feel so different. And I know I am normal, just in other cultures 😅😅

Outside of work, I have no where to meet people and my colleagues like to go out together like twice a year. And they put a calendar invite for it...

I am asking genuinely, for people who moved here for work and don't have friends from university, what do you do for fun? Are all your friends people you knew from your home country?

Edit: i know some Germans try some things, I know my colleagues don't want to make friends at work, but this is my point. When I said I need to meet people who share the struggles of not being in your country and not having friends and acquaintances and family, I meant it. I feel this lecturing tone from comments who appear to be from German folks trying to help, but you guys are also not being able to relate....