Asser Levy Recreation Center

Participants must be comfortable in deep water. This class will help you improve your freestyle and backstrokes, and will introduce the breast stroke, butterfly stroke, and side stroke. In addition, the class will include water safety skills such as treading water, underwater swimming, and diving.

Instructor: Dorene
$55 for a 10 week session. Registration begins January 3, 2012.

Join this water workout for both swimmers and non-swimmers that uses equipment and music. Aqua exercise improves aerobic condition, muscle strength, range of motion and maybe even your sense of humor. Participants are encouraged to work out at their own pace.

No previous experience is needed for this class, which will cover the basics of the freestyle and back strokes, as well as floating, treading water and water safety skills. Most of the class will be held in the shallow area of the pool. Each student is encouraged to progress at their own pace.

Instructor: Don Blanford

This is an advanced workout combining intense cardio intervals with strength training exercises using light weights and body weight for resistance.

Instructor: Arlene Gonzalez

This intermediate level multi-impact aerobics class will boost your cardiovascular endurance and burn calories with lively, fun moves and a mix of music genres.

Instructor: Gracenell Wickham

This class uses a variety of high energy world music to combine traditional aerobics and dance style moves with strength training segments using light weights and body resistance.

The Learn to Swim program offers free swim lessons for toddlers (1½-5), children (6-17), and adults (18+) of all ages at our indoor pools. Parks offers two 10-week sessions and one 9-week session of swim instruction during the indoor pool season.

More Information about Learn to Swim and How to Register

The Learn to Swim program offers free swim lessons for toddlers (1½-5), children (6-17), and adults (18+) of all ages at our indoor pools. Parks offers two 10-week sessions and one 9-week session of swim instruction during the indoor pool season.

More Information about Learn to Swim and How to Register

Masters Swim is a high intensity, competitive swim workout. To join, the you will need to be able to swim continuous laps and have a basic level of technique in freestyle and back strokes. Workouts consist of interval training, stroke and stroke drills and multi-distance swim sets. The total distance of workouts range from 2000 to 3500 yards.

Instructor: Migdalia Cartagena

Migdalia will motivate you to get your heart rate higher for an energy boosting, fat burning cardio session.

Instructor: Dallas

The Pilates principles, breathing technique and correct body placement are introduced. The objectives for the students are to develop a strong core, foster a mind-body connection, learn the names and configuration of the beginner level exercises and be able to execute them.

$70 for a 10 week session. Registration begins January 3, 2012

Instructor: Dallas

The basic exercises are reviewed. More challenging exercises from the Pilates repertoire are introduced. The focus of the class is to have the students execute the exercises with fluidity, precision, control, concentration, centering and dynamic breath. This class is for students with previous Pilates experience of at least 6 weeks.

$70 for a 10 week session. Registration begins January 3, 2012

Instructor: Amy Tobin

While yoga is primarily about stretching, it develops strength and increases flexibility. Each pose has a specific purpose.

Instructor: Yuli Rodriguez

Informed by the latest finding in exercise science and functional exercises, instructors focus on strengthening and fine tuning major muscle groups.

Instructor: Takako Johnson

Perform low intensity yoga moves while seated. Perfect for those with limited mobility or just starting to learn yoga.

Instructor: Michelle Falsetta

Informed by the latest finding in exercise science and functional exercises, instructors focus on strengthening and fine tuning major muscle groups.

Instructor: Cindya Davis

Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!  The routines feature aerobic, fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body with easy to follow dance steps.

Instructor: Kim Cunningham-Jones

Kim takes you to “higher” levels of cardiovascular strength and endurance using the step and follows up with a total body strength workout using light weights and body resistance.

Kids can participate in arts & crafts, board games, and other activities. This program is assisted by volunteers from New York Cares.

Participants must be comfortable in deep water and able to swim basic freestyle with a breathing pattern. The basics of the four competitive strokes: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, will be introduced as well as starts, turns and interval training. Approximately two weeks will be spent on each stroke, and two weeks on turns and starts.

Instructor: Dorene
$55 for a 10 week session. Registration begins January 3, 2012

Instructor: Angela Williams

This class focuses on strength and muscular endurance using light weights and body resistance. Short bursts of cardio intervals are also included.

Instructor: Tracy-Ann McTaggart

This class will mix fun and fitness in a cardio-dance style high energy workout. You will leave feeling like you just left a party.