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Find fitness programs, courts and fields, and sports leagues near you:
Don't know where to start? Try searching for the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island or one of our popular interest areas to find fun and healthy fitness activities.
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Featured Fitness Opportunities
BeFitNYC Free First Mondays
Recreation centers are free on the first Monday of every month, so come out for your chance to try out new fitness programs and classes, and get plenty of exercise!
Learn to Swim
To help teach New Yorkers to swim, Parks is offering free swimming lessons for people of all ages. Contact Citywide Aquatics at (718) 760-6969 to check availability and register.
Modell's Spring Sports Clinics
Each Saturday in April, Parks will be hosting free one-day sports clinics for young New Yorkers between the ages of 8 and 17. Find a program that's right for you!
Join the Swim Team
The free Swim Team program trains swimmers and organizes teams for the annual 5 Borough Championship swimming competition.
Featured Program
Shape Up NYC: African Dance
At the St. Mary’s Recreation Center in Bronx, 10455
Instructor: Lacy Saunders
African Dance is a high energy, low impact fitness class that incorporates aerobics exercise to improve fitness, weight loss, cardiovascular health, flexibility, and rhythm.
**The center is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012. Any class after 5 pm on this day will be cancelled**
Featured League
Brooklyn Road Runners Club
in Brooklyn
Weekday and weekend runs in Prospect Park. Please check website for meeting times and locations of runs.
