Fitness

Discover your path to fitness with NYC Parks! From invigorating dance classes to strength-building routines and tranquil yoga sessions, our diverse fitness programs cater to every enthusiast. Join us and embark on a journey to a healthier, happier you, right in the heart of the city.
Fitness Events
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Tone Up Tuesday
at Central Park Gardens - Community Room, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Tone up Tuesday is a 45-minute total-body class that blends cardio and strength training to help you feel strong — all while fitting into real life
Free!
Uplifted Dance Fitness
at Multi-Use Room - 2nd Fl (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens 
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Uplift your spirit with this dance fitness class! Come and enjoy an array of upbeat music featuring gospel
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Joyflow
at 145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
A music-based journey blending gentle movement and free form dance, for all abilities.
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Pilates in the Park
at The Plaza at 66th Street (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join instructor Melissa Ricci, CPT, PMA from Base Fitness® for a flowing, multi-level Pilates Mat class that will align your body, strengthen your core and give you renewed energy!
Free!

Zumba
at Multi-Use Room (in Greenbelt Recreation Center), Staten Island 
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! T
Free!
Zumba under the Stars w/Lisa G aka RockaZumbaway
at Beach 17 O'Donohue Park (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Join Lisa G Zumba instructor for the Popular form of exercise and dance which combines Latin and African dance steps.
Free!
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Astoria Pool: Lap Swim
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps
Free!
Claremont Pool: Lap Swim
at Main Pool (in Claremont Park), Bronx
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps
Free!
Faber Pool: Lap Swim
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island 
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps
Free!
Gottesman Pool: Lap Swim
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps
Free!
Hamilton Fish Pool: Lap Swim
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps.
Free!
Kosciuszko Pool: Lap Swim
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps.
Free!
Liberty Pool: Lap Swim
at Main Pool (in Detective Keith L Williams Park), Queens
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps
Free!
Lyons Pool: Lap Swim
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps.
Free!
McCarren Pool: Lap Swim
at McCarren Park Pool (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn 
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps
Free!
Red Hook Pool: Lap Swim
at Main Pool (in Red Hook Recreation Area), Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps.
Free!
Van Cortlandt Pool: Lap Swim
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Registration is ongoing from July 6 – August 28, 2026. After registering, attend the program and speak to an Aquatics Specialist to begin counting your laps.
Free!
Line Dance Fitness
at Handball Court (in Betsy Head Park), Brooklyn
8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Line up and get ready to move in this line dance fitness class!
Free!
Cardio Sculpt
at Athletic Courts (in Torsney Playground), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Free!
Kids In Motion: Addabbo Playground
at Addabbo Playground (in Tudor Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Astoria Heights Playground
at Astoria Heights Playground, Queens 
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Beach 59th Street Playground
at Beach 59th Street Playground (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Bowne Park
at Bowne Park Playground (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Bowne Playground
at Play Area (in Bowne Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids in Motion: Breevort Playground
at Brevoort Playground, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos.
Free!
Kids
Kids in Motion: Brownsville Playground
at Brownsville Playground, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos.
Free!
Kids
Kids In Motion: Corona Golf Playground
at Playground (in Corona Golf Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Elmhurst Park
at Playground (in Elmhurst Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Haggerty Park
at Multi-Purpose Play Area (in Haggerty Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Hoover-Manton Playgrounds
at Open Area (in Hoover - Manton Playgrounds), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids in Motion: Jesse Owens Playground
at Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos.
Free!
Kids
Kids in Motion: John J Carty Park
at Playground (in John J Carty Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos.
Free!
Kids
Kids In Motion: Northern Playground
at Northern Blvd. and 94th Street (in Northern Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Nostrand Playground
at Nostrand Playground, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos.
Free!
Kids
Kids In Motion: Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park
at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Police Officer Edward Byrne Park
at Playground (in Police Officer Edward Byrne Park), Queens 
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: Rosemary's Playground
at Playground (in Rosemary's Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Kids In Motion: St. John's park
at Playground (in St. John's Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos.
Free!
Kids
Kids In Motion: Yellowstone Park
at Katzman Playground (in Yellowstone Park), Queens 
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!
Kids

Senior Cardio Sculpt
at Sunnyside Community Services, Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
This low impact cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform. Participants must be 60+ to attend this class.
Free!
Chair Yoga at Greeley Square Park
at Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the 34th Street Partnership at Greeley Square on Wednesday mornings for a rejuvenating, relaxing, and accessible chair yoga class.
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Movement Speaks Workshop
at General Grant National Memorial (Grant's Tomb) (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Dances for a Variable Population leads creative movement classes for adults of all ages and abilities, with a focus on seniors.
Free!

Yoga
at Brooklyn Public Library - Kings Highway Branch
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Yoga with Nicole, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Rock Climbing Wall Room (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan 
5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout.
Free!
intenSati
at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park), Queens
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
In intenSati, we will prime your body, mind, and heart with this sweat-dripping, heart-pumping, mood-lifting cardio class (think dance meets kickboxing meets yoga).
Free!
Mat Pilates
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant Center, Brooklyn
5:45 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Mat Pilates is a beginner exercise class which concentrates on strengthening the body with an emphasis on core strength.
Free!
Strong & Balanced Circuit Training
at NYPL - George Bruce, Manhattan
5:45 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
This low-impact bodyweight circuit training class focuses on building strength, endurance, balance, and functional fitness through a variety of full-body exercises.
Free!
Body-Centric Circuit Training
at Multi-Use Room A (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn 
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
A low impact bodyweight workout, integrating holistic body empowering movements for improved overall strength and endurance.
Free!
Caribbean Dance Fitness
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Caribbean Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Free!
Dance Fitness Beats
at Hudson Guild Fulton Community Center
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This 45-minute Dance Fitness class is not just a great workout, but a great time as well!
Free!
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