BeFitNYC Fitness : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation : NYC Parks

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Please note: Some programs require advance registration and/or recreation center membership. Always call the contact number provided before attending a program.

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12 Week Fitness Boot Camp

Monday: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Metropolitan Pool Recreation Center, 261 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

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Start Date: March 11, 2013
End Date: June 5, 2013
Age:Adult / Senior

Challenge yourself to improve your cardiovascular endurance and strength through our Monday and Wednesday fitness boot camp. Record your biometrics and track your progess over the course of the 12 week program.

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18th Century Dance Classes

Saturday: 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Mark Morris Dance Group , 3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn

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Age:Teen / Adult

First Saturdays of every month. Members of The New York Baroque Dance Company teach classes covering dance forms found in dance suites of the late 17th and 18th centuries. Live music accompanies every class. No previous experience required. This class is open to professional dancers, teachers, students, musicians, singers, actors, and dance enthusiasts. Expand your circle of friends as you meet new people and learn the proper way to offer a hand during the minuet or how to cut a caper in the jig!

Phone: 718-624-8400
E-mail: info@mmdg.org
Cost: $14

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AOA Aerobics

Monday: 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
Wednesday: 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
Friday: 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.

Broadway YMCA , 651 Broadway, Staten Island

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Age:Teen / Adult / Senior

A kinder, gentler aerobic workout appropriate for older adults, beginning exercise participants and pre/post-natal women who would like to include a low-intensity, low-impact workout in their fitness plans. Each class includes an aerobic conditioning and stretching segment. Music for this class may include big band, classical, swing, country and oldies but goodies.

Phone: 718-981-4933
Cost: Free for members, non-members $99/8 weeks

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AOA Aerobics

Monday: 11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Wednesday: 11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Friday: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

South Shore YMCA , 3939 Richmond Ave, Staten Island

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Age:Adult / Senior

Phone: 718-227-3200
Cost: Free for members, non-members $99/8 weeks

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AOA Chair Aerobics

Monday: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Friday: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

South Shore YMCA , 3939 Richmond Ave, Staten Island

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Age:Adult / Senior

Get fit while you sit in this chair exercise class that involves a combination of aerobic activity, strength building and stretching. Suitable for all ages and levels.

Phone: 718-227-3200
Cost: Free for members, non-members $99/8 weeks

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AOA Chair Exercise

Monday: 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
Wednesday: 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
Friday: 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.

Broadway YMCA , 651 Broadway, Staten Island

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Age:Adult / Senior

Get fit while you sit in this chair exercise class that involves a combination of aerobic activity, strength building and stretching. Suitable for all ages and levels.

Phone: 718-981-4933
Cost: Free for members, non-members $99/8 weeks

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AOA Sit Fit

Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA , 1121 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn

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Age:Adult

Get fit while you sit in this chair exercise class that involves a combination of aerobic activity, strength building and stretching. Suitable for all ages and levels.

Cost: free for members, non-members $95/8 weeks

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Friday: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Asser Levy Recreation Center, 392 Asser Levy Place, Manhattan

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Start Date: April 7, 2013
End Date: June 15, 2013
Age:Adult / Senior

An aquatic exercise and swim instruction program for people with disabilities, designed to improve range of motion, flexibility, mobility, muscle tone, coordination, focus and strength.

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Adaptive Sports Program (S.P.A.R.E.S.)

Saturday: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Al Oerter Recreation Center, 131-40 Fowler Avenue, Queens

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Start Date: January 7, 2013
End Date: June 29, 2013
Age:Child / Teen

Come learn the basics of adaptive sports such as: Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Football, Wheelchair tennis, Wheelchair Floor Hockey, Wheelchair Softball, Sled Hockey(on ice), Sitting Volleyball, Adapted Swimming, Power Wheelchair Soccer, Track and Field Events.

Wheelchairs are provided for use in the program.

For youth 5 to 17 with a physical disability.

Must register for the program and must be a Recreation Center member.

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Please note: Programs with this symbol () are not managed by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. While Parks does its best to maintain accuracy in search results, users are strongly advised to call or email the program organizers directly for up-to-date information.

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You may use any of Parks' recreational spaces, except tennis courts, without a permit. However, if a permit holder arrives with a valid permit in hand, you must vacate the field or court. An individual must have a season permit or single-play ticket to use Parks' tennis courts.

Organized play (leagues) requires a permit. Click here for an application and more information about permits.

Facility Type: Baseball and Softball Fields

Facility Type: Tennis Courts

100% Playground

GLENWOOD RD, E 100 & E 101 STS (Brooklyn)|
Level: 4

100% Playground/PS 242 (100th Street)

GLENWOOD RD & 100TH ST (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Handball Courts
# of Courts: 2

101st St. Soccer Field

101ST ST. NEXT TO HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY (Manhattan)|

110th St & Lenox Ave Playground

110 ST & LENOX AVE (Manhattan)|
Level: 4

110th St Playground

110 ST & CATHEDRAL PKWY (Manhattan)|
Level: 2

111 Street Playground (Near Playground for All Children)

CORONA AVENUE/111 ST (Queens) |
Facility Type: Handball Courts
# of Courts: 4

115th Street Playground

14 RD, 115 ST, 14 AVE (Queens)|
Level: 4

123rd Morningside Park

MORNINGSIDE & 121 STREET (Manhattan) |
Facility Type: Handball Courts
# of Courts: 4

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Team and league sports provide a great opportunity to get fit, socialize, and have fun. Some leagues are casual, while others are more competitive. Email or call the leagues below to find out more about your local team and its players.

American Martyrs Assoc.

Borough: Queens
Age: Youth
Type: Baseball
Phone: (718) 776-2767

American Millennium Soccer School

Borough: Queens
Age: Youth
Type: Soccer
Phone: (347) 678-6198 | Email

American Youth Soccer Organization

Borough: Brooklyn
Age: Youth
Type: soccer
Register on-line at www.brooklynayso.org. Registration closes March 1 for Spring, July 1 for Fall, and December 1 for Winter seasons.
Phone: (718) 499-6899 | Email

American Youth Table Tennis Organization

Boroughs:Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan
Age: Youth
Type: table tennis
During after school and weekend hours, we offer urban school students an opportunity to learn the exciting, dynamic and strategic sport of table tennis.