Top 7 ideas how to spend February 23, gift for colleagues and men

What to do on February 23? How to spend the festive day actively?

The expert answers.

This year, Defender of the Fatherland Day fell on Wednesday. This is a great reason to have a day off right in the middle of the week, at least for a day. Even for such a short period of time you can have fun from the heart. We tell you how to spend this day actively, without traveling far out of town.

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Even if you have a car that you drive every day, karting can be a great way to spend February 23. There are no crosswalks and traffic jams, but you can have fun with your family and friends. If you want something a little more serious, you can take a drifting lesson and feel like you’re in a race.

With slippery roads at this time of year, knowing how to fit into the tightest of corners can come in handy. Moreover, you can learn to drift, for example, on a BMW E36 or Lexus gs300 (these are the cars you can choose in Moscow drift schools). And for those who are tired of driving a car, riding a quad bike is a great option. You can rent it and conquer any chosen route. It will cost an average of 3000 rubles per hour.

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Laser tag, paintball, strikeball

Men’s holiday is a great reason to play something active. The choice is great – you can be transported to the atmosphere of the future, running on the site for laser tag. And you can spend time in the fresh air, playing paintball or strikeball. These dynamic games are often confused with each other, but each has its own features. Paintball game looks like a confrontation between two teams, which epically shoot each other with paint balls on the prepared territory. A hit from a special “gun” leaves a bright mark on the opponent’s body, and sometimes a bruise, despite the powerful equipment.

Strikeball is more about atmosphere and military modeling. The hallmark of this game is a meticulous recreation of military equipment, a variety of locations and protracted strategic battles. On average, an hour of military action will cost from 600 to 1800 rubles per person. In Moscow there are about 20 sites, indoor and outdoor. You can come with your own equipment or rent equipment, hold festivals, take part in tournaments, and shoot at your teammates with a clear conscience.

Tubing

Ekaterina: Take your kids’ tubing or rent it and choose the most extreme slide – fun is guaranteed. Just check if the track does not end with a tree or a fence – at full throttle it will be impossible to stop. And it is better to choose special places for tubing. For example, in Moscow it is two slopes near the metro Kolomenskoye on the Lower Street and on the Green Glade (you can ride for free), Landscape Park “Mitino” (200 rubles per hour or 300 – for two hours on weekdays), the slide next to the Big Bridge in “Tsaritsyn” (free entry on weekdays before 17:00, after 17:00 – 150 rubles per hour). Renting a tubing for three days will cost an average of 400 rubles.

Trampoline jumping lesson

Those who are not engaged in acrobatics, it may seem that trampoline – about boring jumps, but this is far from true. A professional trampoline gym has many variations, some of which will throw you so high that it’s scary. Here you can learn how to do somersaults and learn many tricks that will be useful for skateboarding in the summer. Also, NASA physiological scientists found out that jumping on a trampoline is 68% more effective than running. Bonus – endorphins, which appear in the body from jumping, raise your mood and energize. True, everything will hurt the next morning (unless you’re a regular at the gym), but that’s another story.

Snowboarding or skiing

Ekaterina: February was snowy in general, and it’s a great excuse to finally make time for winter sports – snowboarding or alpine skiing. If you don’t have your own – no problem, you can rent them on site and ski all day long.

If you worry in advance and take the equipment in any city rentals, not at the ski base, it will be three times cheaper. For example, skis for the whole day will cost 700 rubles, and a snowboard for the whole three days – in 1500 rubles.

Horseback riding

You can be a knight on a white horse not only in a fairy tale. You can make friends with a horse, learn to ride with an instructor, ride along a picturesque route – all this can be done right within the city limits: in a horse yard or park for an average of 1800 rubles.

Bathhouse in nature

Ekaterina: Going out in winter doesn’t seem like an extreme idea anymore if you bring not just a tent, but a camping sauna. Its rental will cost about 1500 rubles per day. Portable bath is capable of a trick: it can accommodate up to three people, while itself easily fits in the trunk of a sedan. You can take a fishing rod or spinning rod with you and have a fishing trip, and then warm up and steam.