{"id":86513,"date":"2026-07-29T00:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=86513"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:55:35","slug":"the-light-side-gym-ice-bath-noord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/lifestyle\/the-light-side-sportschool-ijsbad-noord\/","title":{"rendered":"The Light Side not only trains your muscles, but also your nervous system"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the roof of a building on Tt. Vasumweg in Noord, there\u2019s a sauna next to an ice bath, with the IJ River as a backdrop. That\u2019s the image that best sums up The Light Side. This isn\u2019t a gym you just pop in and out of after an hour on the treadmill. The concept revolves around something most gyms don\u2019t address: the balance between exertion and recovery\u2014and by recovery, we mean true recovery, including that of the nervous system.<\/h2>\n

The team consists of trainers, breathing coaches, physical therapists, and martial arts instructors. Names aren\u2019t made public, but the breadth of the program says enough about who\u2019s involved. Here, physical therapists don\u2019t work separately in a small room in the back, but collaborate with breathing coaches and trainers as part of a holistic approach to recovery. This is a different approach than what most places in the city take, where sports and physical therapy are two separate worlds.<\/p>\n

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The space itself features a martial arts dojo, a training floor for group classes, and that rooftop terrace. The sauna and ice bath aren\u2019t just nice extras\u2014the Sweat & Shiver sessions are a regular part of the program. When the weather is nice, martial arts training also takes place outside on the rooftop, overlooking the water. That\u2019s a pretty different setting than a room with mirrors.<\/p>\n

You work out, you breathe, you step into an ice bath, and you look out over the water. Few gyms can match that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In recent years, Noord has seen more places like this that deliberately go beyond just physical training. The Light Side fits into that picture, but the rooftop terrace on the IJ makes it something special. You work out, you breathe, you step into an ice bath, and you look out over the water. Few gyms can match that.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Op het dak van een pand aan de Tt. Vasumweg in Noord staat een sauna naast een ijsbad, met het IJ als achtergrond. Dat is het beeld dat The Light Side het beste samenvat. Dit is geen gym waar je in en uit loopt na een uurtje op de loopband. Het concept draait om iets … <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"The Light Side","rank_math_title":"The Light Side | Sportschool met ijsbad in Noord","rank_math_description":"The Light Side combineert kickboksen en krachttraining met breathwork en een ijsbad op het dakterras aan het IJ in Noord."},"categories":[10920],"tags":[],"district":[20],"class_list":["post-86513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","district-amsterdam-noord"],"acf":{"slider":[87605],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Een gym aan het IJ die je zenuwstelsel net zo serieus neemt als je spieren","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"start_datum":null,"eind_datum":null,"cord_A":"4.8785637","cord_B":"52.4112765","introductie_tekst":"The Light Side in Noord is geen gewone sportschool. Hier combineer je kickboksen en krachttraining met breathwork, fysiotherapie en een ijsbad op het dakterras met zicht op het IJ. Het idee: je lichaam \u00e9n je zenuwstelsel leren schakelen tussen gas geven en loslaten.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"The Light Side","adres":"Tt. Vasumweg 170B","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"https:\/\/thelightside.nl","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87607,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86513\/revisions\/87607"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86513"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=86513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}