While catching up over a cup of coffee is a much loved pastime, there’s plenty more exciting ways to spend time with your nearest-and-dearest in Perth. From Aerial Yoga to handstand workshops, healthy cider tastings to walking trails — there’s so many ways to hit two birds with one stone and incorporate your morning exercise or a market shop into a cute date with your friends. Here are some of our favourite ideas to get you started;

Acai Bowl Brekky

Natures Harvest

If you and your mates are looking for a new place to convene next time you catch up, Nature’s Harvest is conveniently close to Cottesloe Beach and their Acai Bowls are the perfect wholesome brekky to fuel up for the day, plus you get to choose all your toppings.

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Bowl Lunch Date

Pachamama

As a classic favourite dispensary of good coffee and amazing food in Scarborough, Pachamama Café should definitely be on the list of new places to check out with your bestie next time you’re catching up. If it’s your first visit we recommend you try their ‘Mamas Chilli Bowl’, packed full of organic chilli beef, turmeric brown rice, fermented salsa, smoked cheddar and corn chips, topped with avocado - you’ll be dreaming about it for days afterwards.

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Book a Float

Beyond Rest Joondalup

If you’re yet to try flotation therapy, Beyond Rest in Joondalup is the perfect place to test it out for yourself. A 1-hour float is $79 each, but you can also sign up for a membership between you and two of your girlfriends to share the costs and the float experience!

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Hip Hop Yoga

Vital Beat Yoga

Grab your bestie and unleash your inner bootylicious diva with this fun, unique workout.

Find your inner zen to the tunes of Beyonce, Jay Z, Usher and more. Keep an eye out for other special themed classes that they offer, so that you can Nama-slay all day to the likes of Katy Perry and Britney Spears, or 100% Rihanna sessions.

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Day Spa

Limon Health and Beauty Spa

If you’re feeling lavish, a one or two-day detox program at Limon’s organic day spa could be just what the doctor ordered. A one-day detox begins with organic tea and a consultation, detoxifying dead sea salt exfoliation followed by a green clay mask and cocoon wrap, a head and neck massage, aromatherapy shower, Epsom salt and clay rich mineral foot soak and a foot scrub and massage — it’s a full body indulgent experience that will have you feeling rejuvenated for the week ahead.

While you’re at Limon, be sure to pick up some fabulous oils, body balms, scrubs or candles by Nelumbo Artisan Skincare.

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Take a Journey Back to Simplicity

Equivalence Mind | Body | Soul

This workshop is perfect for a busy bestie pair who are in need of a little simple guidance back to tranquility and simplicity in their lives. The day will include learning the simple tools and daily rituals that will help you strip back to simplicity and restore tranquility in your home, mind and body, while discovering the benefits of Aromatherapy and essential oils. Held at the gorgeous Tonic Yoga studio, you will even get to create your very own signature essential oil blend to take home with you.

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Market Date

Growers Green Farmers Market

Every Sunday morning from 8am—12pm, the lawn at South Fremantle Senior High School transforms into an local organic market, with plenty of delicious brekky stalls to grab a bite to eat from, patches of grass to sit on, and live music to enjoy, for an easy and relaxed start to the morning.

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Handstand Workshop

Movement Co

If you and your friends are devoted yogi’s working on a handstand practice, The Movement Co in Osborne Park offer an amazing list of strengthen workshops, from handstands, bodyweight fundamentals, strength and flexibility — it makes for the perfect aside for any yoga practice.

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F45 Training

Osborne Park

Even if you haven’t yet tried an F45 class, chances are you’ve heard of it or seen one of their gyms pop up somewhere close to your neighbourhood. Bring your buddy along for moral support and try out this high intensity, systemised team training workout for yourself.

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Try Out Some Aerial Yoga

Air Yoga

If you’ve never heard of Aerial Yoga before; it combines traditional yoga poses with the use of yoga hammocks. Air Yoga in Leederville offer beginners classes where they teach you basic hammock exercises, positions and inversions, for a fun, relaxing beginning to the weekend.

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Preservative Free Tasting

Funk Cider

Originally a cold pressed juice company, Funk Cider use their expertise and juicing equipment, to combine the principles of cold pressed juicing and natural cider philosophy to create preservative-free ciders in a range of new flavours each week. Head down to their bar in Caversham for a tasting and try out whatever’s in season, from mango, passionfruit, coconut and strawberry — we guarantee you’ll want to take some home with you.

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Shop on High St in Freo

High Street is an excellent destination for a bit of conscious shopping from some amazing natural brands; from Remedy’s full range of Aesop Products, Common Ground’s Clean Slate Skin Care range and local clothing brands — it’s the perfect spot for a quick browse and a healthy smoothie from the High St Dispensary along the way.

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SUP Yoga Date

Precious Breath

If you’re yet to try it, SUP yoga is an excellent way to work on balance, improve your core and get out into nature. Precious Breath Yoga offers 6am and 9.30am drop-in classes on a Friday, and 9.30am Saturday and Sunday, making for a perfect morning workout with your best mate instead of a coffee date.

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Catch Up at Run Club

Lululemon Perth City

While a chin-wag over a coffee can be a great way to release, there’s nothing quite like a run to shake off a long working week. Starting at 5.45pm every Tuesday and Thursday, The Perth Run Collective welcomes all levels, offering a variety of distance and pace levels. Run Club commences from the Lululemon store in Claremont, Perth or Clarko Reserve in Trigg.

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Bush Walking Trail

Kings Park or Serpentine Falls

With so many amazing walking trails to explore around Perth, it’s a great way to get in some morning exercise, soak up vitamin D and get out in nature. From Kings Park’s 3.7k Law Walk Trail through the botanic gardens, to Kitty’s Gorge half-day hike in Serpentine, put your runners on and set aside a morning on the weekend to cruise through one of Perth’s many stunning nature trails with a friend.

Lovingly provided by Ella Liascos

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