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In addition to places to go, classes to take, and teams to join within Parks & Recreation, we’ll include programs from our partners and tips from the wise folks at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) on how to keep yourself healthy while having fun.
Go forth and BeFit.
Featured Fitness Opportunities
Seniors Fitness Programs
City Parks Foundation presents its Fall 2008 lineup of fitness programs for New Yorkers ages 60 and over. Enjoy free tennis lessons, yoga instruction, and fitness walking in nine parks across the city!
Choose Your Program and Location
Learn to Ride
Parks and Bike New York have developed classes that make learning how to bike fast, easy, and fun for parents and children alike. Invest three hours in a class and enjoy a lifetime of riding.
Find a Class Near You
Learn to Swim
Adults and children can learn the fundamental swim strokes at one of our free fall programs. Registration begins October 11; choose a class and prepare to be a “water baby” by summer.
View Our Fall Swim Programs
Accessible Sports
Sled hockey and Paralympic soccer and track & field are our most recent additions to accessible programming. You can also find adaptive tennis, sit aerobics classes, wheelchair football, basketball and softball, power soccer, quad rugby, and more. Looking for an adventure? Many of the features at the Alley Pond Adventure Course are accessible.
Find an Accessible Program
BeFitNYC Launch Event
Sports Icons Celebrate the Launch
of BeFitNYC
View photos of BeFitNYC's launch event, complete with stars like baseball coach Willie Randolph and football player Jason Tuck, as well as demonstrations by Parks' program participants.
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