CITYPARKS SENIORS FITNESS OFFERS FREE YOGA, TENNIS
& FITNESS WALKING INSTRUCTION IN NYC PARKS
Still Time to Participate!
New York City seniors, ages 60 and over, still have the opportunity to improve their backhand, perfect their downward dog pose or take energetic walks through CityParks Seniors Fitness Program. City Parks Foundation is continuing to offer free yoga, tennis and fitness walking instruction twice a week in 13 New York City parks through June 21st.
CityParks Seniors Fitness – South Oxford Brooklyn - New Yorkers, 60 and over, enjoy free tennis instruction as part of the CityParks Seniors Fitness program, in South Oxford Park, Brooklyn.
CityParks Seniors Fitness has served over 5,000 participants since it began in 2006 and aims to keep neighborhood parks a great place for community activity. The program encourages New Yorkers to maximize the health benefits of staying active at all ages. Even in moderate amounts, exercise can help participants feel better, maintain or lose weight, reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes, and minimize the symptoms of arthritis.
For more information about City Parks Foundation’s free Seniors Fitness programs, please call the Sports Department at (718) 760-6999. All equipment and instruction is provided free of charge. Sessions are one hour, twice a week.
The following is a detailed schedule for CityParks Seniors Fitness for Spring 2013
QUEENS
Astoria Park
Tennis – Mondays/Wednesdays at 10AM - Tennis Courts 21st St & Hoyt Ave S
Cunningham Park
Tennis – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9AM - Tennis Courts Union Turnpike & 193rd St
Yoga – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 10AM - Tennis Courts Union Turnpike & 193rd St
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Tennis – Mondays/Wednesdays at 9 AM - Tennis Courts Meridian Rd
Yoga – Mondays/Wednesdays at 11AM - Tennis Courts Meridian Rd
Roy Wilkins Park
Tennis – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 10AM - Tennis Courts Baisley Blvd & 177th St
Yoga – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9AM - Tennis Courts Baisley Blvd & 177th St
BRONX
Pelham Bay Park
Yoga – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9AM - Middletown Rd & Stadium Ave
Soundview Park
Walking – Mondays/Wednesdays at 9AM - Lafayette Ave between Boynton & Colgate
Yoga – Mondays/Wednesdays at 10AM - Lafayette Ave between Boynton & Colgate
Van Cortlandt Park/Woodlawn
Yoga – Mondays/Wednesdays at 9 AM - Woodlawn Tennis Courts Jerome Ave & E 233rd St
Walking – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9 AM - Woodlawn Tennis Courts Jerome Ave & E 233rd St
MANHATTAN
Carl Schurz Park
Walking – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9 AM - E 86th St & East End Ave
Yoga – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9AM - E 86th St & East End Ave
John Jay Park
Yoga – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 10:30 AM - E 77th St & Cherokee Place
Central Park
Tennis – Fridays at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Tennis Courts 93rd St near West Drive
BROOKLYN
Marine Park
Tennis – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 11 AM - Tennis Courts - Ave S & E 32nd St
Yoga – Mondays/Wednesdays at 9 AM - Nature Center - Ave U & E 32nd St
South Oxford Park
Yoga – Mondays/Wednesdays at 11AM - S Oxford St & Atlantic Ave
STATEN ISLAND
Greenbelt Park
Yoga – Wednesdays/Fridays at 9AM - Brielle Ave between Rockland & Wolcott
Tennis – Mondays/Wednesdays at 10 AM - Brielle Ave between Rockland & Wolcott
As in all of its programming and activities, City Parks Foundation partners with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to improve neighborhood parks and the communities they serve.
This program is generously supported by Zwicker Electric; New York City Council under the Leadership of Christine C. Quinn; NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras; NYC Council Member Vincent Ignizio; NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin, in cooperation with NYC Parks. City Parks Foundation’s Sports & Fitness Programs offer free expert instruction to over 15,000 New York youth and seniors at over 60 locations citywide.
Founded in 1989, City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City. CPF works in over 750 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and education programs, and empowering citizens to support their parks on a local level. CPF’s programs and community building initiatives reach more than 600,000 people each year, contributing to the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout New York City. For more details, please visit www.CityParksFoundation.org. <http://www.cityparksfoundation.org./>