La Barceloneta, Barcelona

Barceloneta beach gym, Barcelona, February 2023 A calm winter morning shows the whole rig before the crowds arrive: timber pull-up frames, bars and rope nets set on a flat pad right at the edge of the sand, with palms and the Barceloneta seafront behind. It is a bodyweight setup rather than an iron yard, which suits a run along the Passeig Marítim followed by a few rounds of pull-ups and dips. It gets crowded from late morning and again in the early evening, so arrive before 9 a.m. to get a bar to yourself.