CITY PARKS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 SEASON OF CITYPARKS SENIORS FITNESS

City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness. The Spring 2016 season of Seniors Fitness programs will begin the week of April 18, and will offer free tennis lessons, yoga instruction and fitness walking in 16 parks across the city. In Brooklyn, the program will be offered in Kaiser Park, Marine Park, and South Oxford Park.

CityParks Seniors Fitness has served over 10,000 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.

“Exercise is so important at all ages, but it is especially important for seniors who typically lead more sedentary lifestyles,” says Mike Silverman, Director of Sports at City Parks Foundation. “We’ve found that exercising even just once a week helps participants feel better mentally and emotionally. The program is a great opportunity for seniors to be social and meet new people in their neighborhoods, while getting outside and having some fun.”

All activities in this eight-week fitness program take place once or twice a week at each location through June 10th.

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 unless otherwise noted, once or twice a week.

The following is a detailed schedule for CityParks Seniors Fitness in Brooklyn for Spring 2016.

Kaiser Park

Tennis - Tuesdays/Thursdays at 11 AM - Tennis Courts Neptune Ave. & Bayview Ave

Marine Park

Yoga - Mondays/Wednesdays at 9 AM - Nature Center Ave U & E 32nd St

South Oxford Park

Yoga - Wednesdays/Fridays at 11 AM - S. Oxford St & Atlantic Ave

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. City Parks Foundation’s Sports & Fitness Programs annually offer free expert instruction to over 13,000 New York youth and seniors at over 80 locations citywide.

CityParks Seniors Fitness is generously supported by Zwicker Electric, New York City Council under the leadership of Melissa Mark-Viverito, NYC Council Member Costa Constantinides, NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, NYC Council Member Annabel Palma, and NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal.

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer programs in parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City. We work in more than 300 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of programs in an effort to promote healthy and vibrant communities. Our programs and community building initiatives reach 425,000 people each year. For more details, please visit www.CityParksFoundation.org.