Fitness Links
Activity Bursts Everywhere
So I came across this link this morning and it contains videos showing you how to get small bursts of physical activity into your day. I work at an office and sit at a computer for over 8 hours a day, so it appealed to me...
FREE LEARN TO SWIM CLASSES
Learn to Swim Program
Knowing how to swim makes you healthy and keeps you safe. To help teach New Yorkers to swim, Parks is offering free swimming lessons for people of all ages.
How to register
In order to guarantee everyone an equal chance of attending our programs, we’ve developed a lottery for program registration.
Harlem One Stop
Don't Mess With Ernestine Shepherd-- Body Building Grandma
I thought this was an awesome article and speaks to the fact that you are never too old to get off that couch and improve your life. Go 'head Ernestine!
See how many calories you burn from each activity you do
I found this cool link that lets you see how many calories you can burn by doing lots of different activities - from playing guitar to bowling to bikram yoga to walking 4 miles per hour.I had no idea that all of these things helped you burn calories and lose weight!
StreetSquash
StreetSquash is an after-school youth enrichment program that combines tutoring with physical activity, squash instruction, community service, and one-on-one mentoring.
Medical Massage and yoga for long term benefits!
To Fight Obesity Epidemic, It Takes a Village, CDC Says
Ride the City Bike Map
Ride the City is a map that shows users the safest bike route from Point A to Point B. Like GoogleMaps and MapQuest, you can enter in your starting and ending destinations and the map shows you the shortest distance between the 2 points.
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