In mid-October, SPARTA, one of Estonia’s largest sports clubs, opens its doors at Pärnu mnt 139c in Tallinn. Spread over nearly 5000 m2, it offers a wide range of ways to work out, including a gym, three group training halls and four ball game courts.
According to Urmas Somelar, Sparta’s spokesperson and chairman of the supervisory board of the Lynn Group, the market still has a serious need for decent sports facilities.
“Many sports providers have indeed appeared in Tallinn in recent years, but there is a shortage of conveniently located, all-round sports complexes that are properly equipped and can be used for a reasonable fee.
“There is also strong demand for indoor-season sports halls (basketball, volleyball, badminton, etc.), which providers have so far failed to meet. Options for indoor football (futsal) players are especially scarce.
“Our goal is to fill these gaps. Sparta’s advantages are its convenient location, lower-than-usual prices and the variety of sports options,” Somelar said.
In a conveniently located, functional sports complex, Sparta offers a range of ways to exercise and spend healthy free time, for both elite and recreational athletes.
Sports and fitness enthusiasts get a 650-square-meter gym, with equipment put together by Ott Kiivikas, bearing in mind that many of Estonia’s top athletes will be training at the club.
Four halls with a total area of 400 square meters are planned for group training.
The conditions also suit basketball, volleyball and badminton players, who can train on as many as three full-size ball game courts (18x36m) and one smaller court (12x18m). The hall space is also used flexibly: for example, the area of the basketball courts can be turned into up to 12 badminton courts.
Sparta’s admission prices are significantly lower than at other leading sports clubs. With a one-year membership contract, the monthly fee is 690 kroons, and joining is free. Non-members can train with, for example, a ten-visit pass, which costs 899 kroons. A single-visit ticket costs just 99 kroons until the Christmas period.
Full price information on training packages, along with training programs and booking options, can be found on the soon-to-launch website.
The club’s trainer base consists of several of Estonia’s most respected professionals. Argo Ader and Marek Morozov will work as gym trainers. Janika Koch-Mäe will be head trainer for group training, and the better-known group trainers include Riina Suhhotskaja, Kaja Tuisk and others.
Sparta sports club is located at Pärnu mnt 139c (in the area between the “Tere” dairy and the former Kalev candy factory). The two-storey sports complex has been converted from former warehouse and office space. In addition, according to the plans, a physiotherapy clinic will open in the complex in early 2009, offering massage, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, fitness testing and more.
According to Somelar, besides being a conventional sports club, Sparta is also meant to support sport in other ways. For example, Sparta’s people are taking part in developing the future Järve health trail.
Author: Sparta
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