Blue Monday, considered the saddest day of the year due to the combination of cold weather, post-Christmas debt, and the return to routine, arrives on January 19. To avoid discouragement, the leisure offer in Catalonia has diversified with proposals that seek the release of endorphins, from places to jump to spaces to discharge accumulated anger.
One of the most popular trends for making «jumps of joy» are the 'jumping clubs'. New spaces have recently opened, such as Urban Planet at Parc Vallès in Terrassa, a 3,000 m² macro 'trampoline park', and Hijump Park at the Màgic shopping center in Badalona. Other metropolitan classics include JumpYard in Cornellà and The Indoor Jumping Club in the city of Barcelona. These types of venues, full of mattresses and obstacle courses, help ward off seasonal depression.
Nothing better to ward off seasonal depression than visiting a jumping club or a rage room to release accumulated tension and fill yourself with endorphins.
For those seeking a more intense adrenaline rush, there are adventure courses such as Sapakara Fun Parcs in Cornellà, known as an «extreme adult fun park», and GameSide in Terrassa, with interactive game rooms inspired by TV contests. As a creative alternative, the trendy craft is neon painting, which can be practiced in venues like Paint Barcelona or Wine and Art, where fluorescent works are created while enjoying unlimited wine.
A radical option for de-stressing is visiting rage rooms, where you can pay to smash appliances and furniture. The most famous spot is Axerum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, which combines a rage room with axe throwing. In Barcelona city, you can find The Rage Room. Finally, for natural remedies, it is recommended to «touch grass» in less crowded parks such as the Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer in Montjuïc or the Turó Park in Sarrià.
