Have you ever felt extraordinary lightness after swimming? Have you washed away stress and resentment in the shower? If you feel the magical power of water on yourself, water sports are the best choice you can make for yourself and your child. Residents of St. Petersburg today can go to the pool "Red October".
In fact, "Red October" - a whole sports complex, once built for employees of the eponymous enterprise that produces engines and components for the aviation industry. There is an erroneous opinion that the pools at sports complexes are intended for those who are engaged in the “land” sections of the club. Once, only factory employees could swim here, but today the Oktyabr pool is open to all comers.
The fastest way to get to the complex is to take the metro to the Akademicheskaya, Ploshchad Vuzhstva or Polytechnicheskaya stations. The Oktyabr pool is a short walk from the subway at 10 Nepokorenny Avenue.
The complex has aerobics sections (classical, step, pump, slide, strip, Pilates, fitball and others), bodybuilding, martial arts, numerous dance groups. Classes are organized for both adults and children. In the sports complex there is a club-school "Aramis" - one of the 5 places in St. Petersburg, where children and adults can learn the art of fencing.
“October” - the pool is not very large (4 lanes), but multifunctional. In the 25-meter water bowl you can not only swim, but also enjoy a jacuzzi. The pool is filled with fresh water (purified by chlorination with the addition of additional components). The depth of the bowl (from 145 cm to 280 cm) allows adults and children from 7 years to swim comfortably. Toddlers 2-6 years old come to the pool only with their parents. For classes, visitors need to have a certificate from a doctor.
The October pool offers free swimming for adults, family groups and swimming lessons for children (with a preliminary warm-up in the gym). For any of the proposed options, it is possible both a one-time visit and the acquisition of subscriptions for 4, 8, 10 or 12 lessons per month. What will such classes give you and your child? Swimming develops all muscle groups, forms a beautiful figure (especially for boys), unloads the spine, promotes proper posture, deep breathing.
This is a gentle sport: even those who have problems with the spine and joints can practice it. Classes reduce pressure and reduce excess weight, improve heart function, activate metabolism, train endurance and, of course, improve mood. The pool starts at 9 am and closes at 21.45. The duration of the session is 30 minutes, so lateness is extremely undesirable. The cost of visiting in the morning is much lower than in the evening. Of the additional services, the sports complex offers classes for pregnant women, in the presence of specialists - water aerobics groups.
Recently, the Oktyabr pool has been recruiting girls 5-9 years old in paid synchronized swimming training groups. As you know, synchronized swimming has excellent traditions in Russia; in St. Petersburg, the Nadezhda Sports School has been operating since 1988. Girls are taught the basics of swimming (including synchronized), give choreographic, gymnastic, acrobatic and dance training. You can do it both “for yourself” and “for the sport of high achievements” with the subsequent transition to the budget group. It is convenient that you can enroll in a section both in the fall and in the middle of the school year.
If you live in the Kalininsky district of St. Petersburg - welcome to the Red October sports complex renovated in 2009!