Come out and get active in your neighborhood park! We welcome New Yorkers 60+ to participate in free tennis lessons, yoga, pickleball and fitness walking in neighborhood parks across the city. Activities in this six-week Seniors Fitness program take place twice a week and all equipment is provided.
Ages 60+
Spring – Fall
Free
Seniors Fitness offers free instruction in a variety of fun activities in parks including yoga, walking, tennis and pickleball. Participants of all levels are welcome to get active and socialize. Learn more about programs below.
For more information on our Seniors Fitness program, contact sports@cityparksfoundation.org.
Learn the basics of this popular sport in your neighborhood park. Our instructors will guide you through proper techniques as you play on the court with fellow participants. All levels of players are welcome and all equipment is provided.
Find inner peace and balance through our weekly yoga lessons. Whether you have never tried or want to keep up a regular practice, participants of all levels are welcome. By practicing yoga, participants can increase mobility and flexibility to ensure a healthy lifestyle.
Try the latest fitness craze: pickleball! This racquet-based game combines tennis and ping-pong for a fun outdoor court game. Easy to learn and played at a comfortable pace, this sport offers a full body workout that will get you hooked. All equipment is provided.
Get moving, explore your local park and meet your neighbors along the way! Our twice-weekly fitness walking program takes participants on group walking excursions to add some healthy movement to their routine.
Generous private support for CityParks Seniors Fitness is provided by program founder David B. Pinter. Additional private support is provided by The Amazin’ Mets Foundation, The Linda B. and Howard S. Stern Family Foundation, The New York Foundation for Eldercare, Public Housing Community Fund, and The Venable Foundation. Generous public support is provided by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine; the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams, with special thanks to Council Member Joseph Borelli, NYC Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers, Council Member Shekar Krishnan, Council Member Julie Menin, Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, Council Member Althea Steves, and Council Member Sandra Ung.
In Partnership with NYC Parks.
Woody Mann (left) with his wife Valerie Lettieri Mann and CPF Board Vice Chair, David Pinter
City Parks Foundation mourns the passing of world renowned guitarist Woody Mann; our dear friend and loyal supporter of our Seniors Fitness program.
Woody will be remembered by the entire CPF family for his artistry, his kindness, and as a steadfast friend of our Board Vice Chair and founder of the Seniors Fitness program, David Pinter. Woody gave both his time and extraordinary musicianship generously by supporting our Seniors Fitness Benefit since the event’s inception 15 years ago.
A modern master and devoted teacher, Woody first studied guitar in the living room of the legendary blues, gospel, and ragtime guitarist, Reverend Gary Davis. Woody later paid tribute to his mentor by co-producing “Harlem Street Singer”, the award winning feature documentary on the life of Rev. Davis.
We will miss him dearly.
Because of you, NYC’s kids are learning how to protect our environment and being introduced to a new sport for life, community volunteers are transforming a green space in need of care, and free world-class performing arts are being brought to our parks all around the city—all for free. When you support City Parks Foundation's free programs, you are helping our parks, our communities, and our city thrive.
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