A gym offering a variety of training options. There are different training machines, a weight lifting area and group exercise classes. For relaxing there is a sauna and a water massage bed.
SuperFit is a gym chain and there are many other locations in Berlin. Although the descriptions below are about SuperFit Tegel specifically, things like using the lockers, training machines and attending group classes works the same way in other locations even though the layout is different.
In the general training area there are lamps with a visible light source hanging down from the ceiling a few meters from the ground. The light are directed straight down and has a neutral color. The back wall of the gym is made of glass, so during the day there is a lot of daylight.
In the group class room it's darker and there are no windows except for glass doors leading to the training area. There are two rows of colorful lights in the ceiling that go across the whole room. The color of the lights often changes multiple times during a class. There are more colorful lights right behind the stage in the shape of vertical lines next to each other. The color of these lights also often changes and the lights can flicker.
In the locker room there are many small round lights with a warm tone built into the ceiling. In the relaxing room the lighting is dim and there are no lamps in the ceiling. There is a fake fireplace. The sauna has a dim lighting as well, it has one or two small lamps on eye level if you sit at the highest bench.
In the general training area you can hear sounds from the training machines and people dropping weights and talking. The space is open and has a high ceiling so the sounds echo a little. When there is a group class going on, you can very clearly hear the music from the group class room as well as the instructor speaking into a microphone.
During a class inside the group class room the volume of the music is often fairly high. As an example, if you wanted to speak to someone, you would have to talk loud right next to their ear. But it's not as loud as a club or a concert.
In the locker rooms, showers and sauna you can still hear the music and the instructor's microphone as well as occasional weights dropping, but it's more muffled. In the locker room there are people talking, but in the relaxing room and sauna talking is not allowed.
At the toilets there is a hand dryer next to the sink and it makes a loud sound when it's on. If you want to avoid using it, bring a towel to dry your hands.
The gym is located in the highest floor inside the shopping mall Hallen am Borsigturm. There are multiple entrances to the mall. No matter which side you came from, walk to the middle of the corridor and there will be an escalator going up next to an ice cream shop. Go with the escalators to the highest floor and you will see the gym on your right side. There is also a lift on the opposite side of Rewe and Aldi. Take the lift to the highest floor and turn left. You will need to walk up stairs with just a few steps and you get to the entrance of the gym. If you come by car you can use the parking house of the mall for up to 3 hours.
Neither the way to the gym nor the gym itself are wheelchair accessible.
You need a membership to enter the facilities. With a membership you can go to all the Superfit locations. You can find information about the membership options on the website.
To get in you need to hold your membership card or wristband over the blue blinking light at the gate until the light gets green, then you can go in. There is a service desk next to the gate in case you need help with something, but interacting with the staff is usually not necessary. Next to the service desk there is a water dispenser where you can put regular or flavored water into your water bottle.
Once you go in you first head to the locker rooms. You can see the men's locker room from the gate. To find the women's locker room you walk past the men's locker room entrance and walk alongside the wall on your right until you get to the entrance. There is no gender neutral locker room so far. There are a lot of lockers in the locker room and you can pick any free one. To close a locker push down the knob on the door with your membership card/wristband and hold for a moment until you hear a sound and see a green light and the knob stays down. To open it do the same.
Once you have changed into your sport clothes and shoes you can go the training area and choose freely what you want to do. Every machine has instructions for its use. You can also find more information about the machines on the website. With machines that have a seat it's good to have a towel to put over the seat. There are multiple dispenser for disinfectant wipes you can use to wipe training equipment after using it. A good area for stretching is on the long green carpet in front of the women's locker room. You can lay your towel directly on it or take a mat from the rack nearby to put under your towel.
To attend a group class you need to go to the queue at the door of the group class room. It's good to be about 10 minutes early. Registering in advance is not needed. You need to show your membership card/wristband to the instructor at the door so they can check you in. Once you're in the room, leave your water bottle and other belongings next to the wall and pick any spot on the floor you want. If you want to leave the class early, that's okay. You can find a timetable of the group classes on the website and on a screen next to the men's locker room at the gym.
If you walk past the service desk, there is a door to a room with a water massage bed. You can read the instructions for using it at the door and inside the room.
If you use the showers, bring your own washing products as there are none available at the showers. Close to the showers there is a relaxing room with deck chairs. If you use a chair, put a towel on it. To find the sauna you go through the relaxing room to the door that says sauna. You will come into a small room before the sauna door where you leave your slippers and anything you have with you except for the towel. You need the towel in the sauna to sit or lay on.
When you leave the gym, check out the same way you checked in: Hold your membership card/wristband over the blue blinking light until it goes green and then walk through.
