For instant motivation: here you get your new sportswear for a bargain

If I told you that there is a place where you can buy a brand new Nike sports outfit with at least 30 percent discount, would you find that cool? Or are you more of a team Adidas? That works too, also for at least a third of the price. Or what do you think of those New Balance sneakers, heavily on sale? Doesn't that make you want to go right away?

For when you're also thinking ‘yes’: I present to you: Amsterdam The Style Outlets, a place where sports enthusiasts can go wild. Puma, Nike, Björn Borg, Adidas, New Balance, Sketchers; you name it, they have it. And I'm talking about serious outlet prices.

Every time a new outlet center opens, I get a sort of error in my head. The wagging tail syndrome. Call me old-fashioned, but I'm really not into online shopping and prefer to leisurely browse through racks.

Especially when it comes to sportswear, because one legging is not the other. One stretches, the other doesn't. One is squat-proof (Björn Borg!) the other isn't. One gives an optical J.Lo butt lift (yes, it can), the other doesn't. The first thing I send to friends when they ask me how to get new motivation is: start with a new sports outfit that makes you feel good. Buy the running shoes, that's step 1 towards a healthy hobby.

And if a place pops up where we can buy those shoes affordably, then we owe it to each other to share this. I think. So, if you're in the mood for a new sports wardrobe: Amsterdam The Style Outlets is where you need to be. On the SugarCity grounds. There's a good chance we'll meet there, bye bye.