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Working on my fitness with a view? Sign us up! As summer is officially around the corner, so are long-awaited outdoor fitness classes featuring immaculate views of the Hudson River, the NYC skyline from 1,000 feet in the air, New York City’s famed structures, and views from some of our favorite hotel rooftops! 🔖 Bookmark this Guide and check back for new additions.

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Updated 7/7/23

 

Waterfront Workouts at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Credit: Alexa Hoyer

📍 Location: Various Piers in Brooklyn Bridge Park

📅 Dates/Times: Through September 27th
Mondays, 6-7pm- Zumba
Tuesdays, 6-7pm – Sunset Yoga 
Wednesdays, 6-7pm- Amp’d Bootcamp 
Mondays, 6-7pm- Zumba 
Sundays, 10-11am- Core and Flexibility Training

💰 Price: Free; Registration required, opens on a month-to-month basis (at the start of the month for all classes that month)

Enjoy free weekly workouts led by top-notch instructors to keep you active and healthy this season. Thanks to partners Abhaya Yoga, Chelsea Piers Fitness, and Dodge YMCA — don’t miss this chance to get moving in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s unbeatable outdoor setting.

Edge

Edge Sky High Yoga
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📍 Location: Edge, 30 Hudson Yards
📅 Dates/Times: Through the Summer
Wednesday, June 7th- 6:30-7:15am
Wednesday, June 14th – 6:30-7:15am
Wednesday, June 21st – 6:30-7:15am
Wednesday, June 28th- 6:30-7:15am

💰 Price: $60, Sign up for their newsletter to be the first to know about future yoga class announcements. *7:30am classes are exclusively held for Equinox members, every Wednesday thereafter

Start your morning off right with yoga classes at Edge with Equinox. Find your flow and soak up the skyline more than 1,100 feet in the air at the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere!  Tickets include also include a yoga mat, admission to Edge for 15 minutes before the class to enjoy the view, and a gift bag featuring an assortment of curated wellness products.

Yoga at Socrates Sculpture Park

Socrates Sculpture Park 
Credit: Socrates Sculpture Park

📍 Location: Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Queens

📅 Dates/Times: Through October 15th 
Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12pm; Sundays, 10-11am

💰 Price: Free, bring a mat, towel & water

Socrates offers free yoga classes of Vinyasa yoga – a series of flowing poses linked to the awareness of breath. During this class, you will get your breath and body moving by starting with slow movements which will build to standing poses as well as offer some balancing poses to help maintain your strength and stability throughout the week. Classes will end with restorative stretches so you feel recharged and are ready to take on the rest of the day. 

Yoga in the Garden at Wave Hill

Yoga in the Garden at Wave Hill
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📍 Location: Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Avenue (main lawn), The Bronx

📅 Dates/Times: Through July 30th
Sundays, 10-11am

💰 Price: $25, includes admission to the grounds. Wave Hill Members save 10%. Bring your own yoga mat.

Root your feet in the grass and look out upon the vistas as you enjoy a gentle yoga class.

Sweat 34

Sweat 34
Credit: 34th Street Partnership

📍 Location: Herald Square Plaza, Broadway between West 34th & 35th Streets (in front of Macy’s)

📅 Dates/Times: Thursdays, through August 31st
May 25th – June 15th, 6-7pm-Mark Fisher Fitness (bodyweight HIIT-style class)
June 22nd – July 13th, 6-7pm- DivaDance
July 20th, 6-7pm- Ironstrength (strength + dance class)
July 27th – August 31st, 6:30-7:30pm, VXN (performance-inspired dance fitness)

💰 Price: Free, Registration required 

The 34th Street Partnership is bringing another summer season of high-energy workouts that will make you sweat! From dance to strength training, our wide range of free fitness classes has something to suit every taste. Whether you are a long-time fitness enthusiast or just starting out, join for a summer of fitness and wellness at Herald Square Plaza.

Seaport Fit

Seaport Fit
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📍 Location: The Seaport, 89 South Street

📅 Dates/Times: Through the summer
Tuesdays: HIIT The Deck (Seaport Square), 6:30 – 7:30pm
Saturdays: Lyons Den Power Yoga (Heineken Riverdeck), 10:30 – 11:30am
* In addition to Seaport Fit’s new monthly Plus-Up series with a different featured workout each month and proceeds being donated to a new charity. More on that here.

💰 Price: $35

Get Seaport Fit with the city’s top trainers. 

Outdoor Yoga on the Stoop at Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum
Credit: Kolin Mendez Photography

📍 Location: Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway (The Plaza), Brooklyn 

📅 Dates/Times: Through October 14th, Select Saturdays, 10-11am

💰 Price: $16 and includes Museum general admission. Members are $10.

Bryant Park Yoga

Bryant Park Yoga
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📍 Location: Bryant Park, 40th and 42nd Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues

📅 Dates/Times: Through September 27th
Tuesdays (Upper Terrace) 10am-11am & Wednesdays (The Lawn), 6-7pm *September 5:30-6:30pm

💰 Price: Free, Registration required

Bryant Park Yoga is presented by Essential Costa Rica. Bring your mat, some water, and enjoy one hour of yoga with New York City’s top instructors. 

Fitness Classes at PUBLIC Hotel

Fitness Classes at PUBLIC Hotel
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📍 Location: PUBLIC Hotel, 215 Chrystie Street (17th Floor)

📅 Dates/Times: Year-Round
Mondays, 8am – Pilates 
Tuesdays, 8am – Sculpt 
Wednesdays, 8am – Sculpt 
Thursdays, 8am – Yoga 
Fridays, 8am – Strength & Conditioning 
Saturdays, 9am – Strength 
Sundays, 9am – Remedy Place Breathwork

💰 Price: $30, complimentary for guests of Public Hotel *complimentary classes are also available at AARMY

Fitness Classes at PUBLIC Hotel are part of a one-of-a-kind wellness program that partners with only the best trainers, spa, treatment, beauty, and medical experts, to bring to you a holistic wellness program.

This specially curated program includes daily fitness classes such as pilates, yoga, HIIT, sculpt, stretch, meditation, and breathwork from world-class trainers who train professional athletes and celebrities. 

Wellness Classes at The Rockaway Hotel

Wellness Classes at The Rockaway Hotel
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📍 Location: The Rockaway Hotel, 10810 Rockaway Beach Drive (2nd floor), Queens

📅 Dates/Times: Through the Summer
Thursday,  9-10am – Hatha Yoga  
Friday,  9-10am – Vinyasa Yoga  
Saturdays, 9-10am – Sculpt 
Sundays,   9-10am – Vinyasa Yoga

💰 Price: $20 per class, complimentary for The Rockaway Hotel guests

Rejuvenate and center yourself at one of The Rockaway Hotel’s yoga classes, or work up a sweat in a sculpt class. Tickets include a yoga mat, towel, water, and a 10% discount at Greenhouse Cafe.

Movement Mondays at Ashland Plaza

Movement Mondays at Ashland Plaza
Credit: Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

📍 Location: The Plaza at 300 Ashland, 85 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn

📅 Dates/Times: Through the Summer 
Mondays June 5th, June 12th, and June 26th), 6-7pm

💰 Price: Free, Registration required 

Work it out on The Plaza with this energetic and motivating dance series. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, all classes will focus on this dynamic dance style born in The Bronx. Classes are taught by Mark Morris Dance Center teaching artists.

Zumba at Brooklyn Commons

Zumba at
Credit: Brooklyn Commons

📍 Location: Brooklyn Commons Park, 2 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn

📅 Dates/Times:
Wednesdays (May 31st, June 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th), 6-7pm

💰 Price: Free, Registration required 

Sweat it out to choreographed dance moves set to lively beats. This fitness party is presented in collaboration with Dodge YMCA and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.

Healthy on The Hudson

Healthy-on-the-Hudson
Credit: Hudson River Park

📍 Location: Various Piers in Hudson River Park

📅 Dates/Times: Through September 1st
Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm- Meditation & Restorative Yoga 
Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm- HIIT 
Wednesdays, 8am & 6:30-7:30pm- Yoga/HIIT 
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm- HIIT 
Fridays, 6:30-7:30pm- Yoga 

💰 Price: Free, Registration required 

Turning the Park’s most scenic spaces into riverfront gyms, Healthy on the Hudson offers a variety of fun, refreshing, and free fitness classes led by Lululemon Ambassadors! This HRPK series helps New Yorkers of all skill levels break a sweat and stay active outdoors.

From guided meditation and rejuvenating yoga to high-intensity workouts and weekly run clubs, there’s something in store for all experience levels. 

Randalls Island Fitness

Randall's Island Fitness
Credit: Randall’s Island Park Alliance

📍 Location: Randall’s Island, 20 Randall’s Island Park

📅 Dates/Times:
Yoga in the Park: Various Tuesdays (6:30-7:30pm) and Saturdays, (10-11am); East River Picnic Area
Fitness on the Island: Various Wednesdays (6:30-8pm) and Saturdays (11am-12:30pm); 103rd Street Footbridge

💰 Price: Free

Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island’s outdoor yoga classes. Bring your own mat and water. Get a full-body workout surrounded by the beauty of nature and break a sweat while listening to upbeat music and the rushing of the Harlem River.

Wellness Wednesdays at World Trade Center

Wellness Wednesdays at WTC
Credit: World Trade Center

📍 Location: North Oculus Plaza, 50 Church Street

📅 Dates/Times: Through October 25th
Select Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm

💰 Price: Free, Registration required. Bring your own yoga mat or blanket.

In partnership with Sputnik Yoga, World Trade Center will host a range of fitness and wellness classes. Programming will feature a variety of classes from yoga and meditation to HIIT and many others. Sponsored by Lifeway Foods.

Industry City Athletic Club

Industry City Athletic Club
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📍 Location: Industry City Athletic Club, 237 36th Street (2nd Floor), Brooklyn

📅 Dates/Times: Through September 27th
Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm

💰 Price: Free, Registration required

An interval boot camp training class hosted by IC Athletic Club that mixes both full-body strength training and cardio. 

Rooftop Yoga at Margaritaville Resort Times Square

Rooftop Yoga at Margaritaville Resort Times Square
Credit: Margaritaville Resort Times Square

📍 Location: Margaritaville Resort Times Square, 560 7th Avenue (7th Floor)

📅 Dates/Times: June 3rd- September 30th
Saturdays, 9-10am 

💰 Price: Free, Registration required (released in batches) or $20 to secure a spot

Sputnik Yoga, in collaboration with Margaritaville Resort Times Square and sponsored by Lifeway Kefir, presents a series of free weekly yoga sessions throughout the entire summer! These invigorating classes will feature dynamic flow sequences. Refreshments from Lifeway Kefir will be available from 10 to 10:30am.

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The Ready Rooftop

Strength & Sculpt with p.volve
*Select ‘Strength & Sculpt at The Moxy, Ready Rooftop’

📍 Location: Moxy East Village, 112 E 11th Street (The Ready Rooftop)

📅 Dates/Times: Wednesdays, 8-8:55am & 9:15-10:10am 

💰 Price: $36

Strength & Sculpt is p.volve’s signature class that blends low-impact, functional movement with resistance-based equipment for incredible results. Working every muscle group in the body, you’ll get a dynamic sculpting and toning workout thar builds stability, mobility, and full-body strength.

Fort Tyron Park Fitness

Fort Tryon Park Yoga
Credit: Fort Tryon Park Trust

📍 Location: Fort Tryon Park, Riverside Drive to Broadway, W192nd  to Dyckman Streets

📅 Dates/Times: Year- Around.
Forest Fitness: Tuesdays, 7:30am; Thursdays,7:30am; Saturdays, 8:30am | Margaret Corbin Circle Heather Garden Entrance
Sunset Yoga: Wednesdays, 6:45pm | Abby’s Lawn
Zumba: Tuesdays, 6:30pm | Volleyball Courts and Saturdays, 9am | Anne Loftus Playground

💰 Price: Free

Join Fort Tryon Park Trust for the ‘Fitness at the Fort’ exercise program. Incorporates climbing multiple staircases, stretches and strengthening exercises, notable tree identification, and forest bathing. Practice yoga while overlooking the beautiful Hudson River and basking in the glow of the setting sun. Arrive early, and bring a towel or yoga mat and water. Join certified Zumba instructors twice a week for fun, exhilarating exercise in the fresh air.

NOMO SOHO Wellness Series

Nomo Soho Wellness Series
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📍 Location: NOMO SOHO, 9 Crosby Street (Penthouse Terrace)

📅 Dates/Times: June 7th-August 23rd
Select Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 5:45/6pm start time

💰 Price: $34-39

NoMo SoHo is hosting a Wellness Series featuring weekly classes with top wellness instructors in the industry. Join them for a new instructor and modality to challenge and become the best version of yourself.

Flatiron Fitness

Flatiron Fitness 23
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📍 Location: Flatiron South Public Plaza (Broadway b/w 22nd & 23rd Streets)

📅 Dates/Times: June 21st- August 9th, Select Wednesdays, 6pm

💰 Price: Free, Registration required 

The Flatiron Fitness Series is back with eight weeks of outdoor fitness classes. Work out with them at their signature ‘Wellness Wednesday’ evening classes.

Domino Park Fitness Program

Domino Park Fitness
Credit: Domino Park

📍 Location: Domino Park, 15 River Street, Brooklyn

📅 Dates/Times: June 3rd-September 30th, Saturdays, 10-11am

💰 Price: Free, Registration encouraged, walk-ups welcome

Domino Park is offering free fitness classes, featuring 8 local Williamsburg studios & fitness professionals. Use this as a chance to sample local fitness studios, try out something new, or come weekly for the whole series.

Sunset Yoga at Battery Park City

Sunset Yoga in Battery Park City
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📍 Location: Battery Park City, Rockefeller Park House (River Terrace & Murray Street)

📅 Dates/Times: Wednesdays through October, 6-7pm

💰 Price: Free, Bringing your own mat is encouraged, provided accessories are first come first serve.

Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice- surrounded by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome.

The Sweat Sessions in the Meatpacking District

The Sweat Sessions in the Meatpacking District
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📍 Location: Hudson River Park’s 14th Street Park, 10th Avenue between 14th and 15th streets.

📅 Dates/Times: July 11th + 25th and August 8th + 22nd, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, and 7:30pm.

💰 Price: Free, RSVP Required. Bringing your own mat.

Join the Meatpacking BID, the Wellth Collective, and the Google Store for a fun al fresco fitness series consisting of 45-minute classes. Classes will consist of a variety of modalities including yoga, bootcamp, dance cardio, boxing, pilates, and more. At every Sweat Session this summer, you’ll have the opportunity to borrow a Google Pixel Watch or FitBit Versa 4 to track your workouts!

Fitness Boot Camp in Bella Abzug Park

Fitness Boot Camp in Bella Abzug Park
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📍 Location: Bella Abzug Park, 531 W 36th Street

📅 Dates/Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays through September, 7-8am

💰 Price: Free, Registration required. Bring your own mat.

This morning Boot Camp is an invigorating high-intensity interval training workout (HIIT). Designed by Manhattan Plaza Health Club’s top instructors, Boot Camp combines intervals of strength and cardio. Each class is creative and challenging using your body weight as resistance.

Yoga in Bella Abzug Park

📍 Location: Bella Abzug Park, 539 W 34th Street

📅 Dates/Times: Mondays & Wednesdays, 6-6:45pm

💰 Price: Free, Registration required. Bring your own mat & towel.

In this bilingual Spanish/English class you will be encouraged to find your center by moving like yourself through guided breathing techniques and yoga poses.

📅 Dates/Times: Saturdays, 10:30am

💰 Price: Free, RSVP required. Bring your own mat.

This vinyasa practice will provide a space for you to move, breathe, and explore the space you take. Every week the sequence will be different from the week prior making each class a unique explorative experience.

Power Hour at The Hudson Yards

📍 Location: Hudson Yards, 20 Hudson Yards (Public Square & Gardens)

📅 Dates/Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-9:30am

💰 Price: Free, RSVP required.

Yoga, HIIT, and strength classes will be taught by well-known fitness instructors. Powered by Rhone, the men’s high-performance activewear brand located on Level 2 of The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards.

On the Upside Club at The William Vale

On the Upside Club at The William Vale
Credit: On the Upside Club

📍 Location: The William Vale, 111 N 12th Street, Brooklyn

📅 Dates/Times: Mondays, 8-9am

💰 Price: $35

From dance and HIIT, to Pilates or yoga, ON THE UPSIDE features some of NYC’s most inspiring teachers and trainers. Each week they’ll feature a different trainer who will introduce a new discipline.

Central Park Vinyasa Yoga Class With Harlem Yoga

Central Park Vinyasa Yoga Class With Harlem Yoga

📍 Location: Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, E 110th and 5th Avenue

📅 Dates/Times: Saturdays, July 8th, July 29th, August 19th, 10am

💰 Price: Free

Led by experienced instructors this class offers yoga beginners an opportunity to learn fundamental yoga poses in a mindful and meditative flow, while allowing more seasoned practitioners to get back to basics and deepen their practice.

Classes will include warm-ups and sun salutations, balancing, back bends, forward bends, and/or twists. Each class ends with a guided deep relaxation. Bring your own mat or towel. A limited number of mats will be provided while supplies last.

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