About two summers ago, as I became interested in body-weight/calisthenic fitness I found that New York City lacks an accurate list of its park-based fitness inventory. Performing cursory web searches in the hope of finding a new pull up bar or set of parallel bars may bring you an article here or there about a particular spot, but as of the present moment there is no place to find a comprehensive source compilation of locations.
Through my readings, wanderings and conversations I have begun to find a number of these sites throughout the city and will be documenting them through this blog. My goal is to primarily document park-based workout spots and fitness equipment. All locations will be added as pins to the
Google Map contained on the site. I will also add my knowledge of running tracks and other outdoor workout spots that I deem relevant. Information garnered from assorted websites may be used to further provide information to my readers.
While I hope that at some point this site will host a comprehensive review of all outdoor fitness equipment in the city, at the present time the information contained herein will be limited to my personal knowledge which admittedly contains a strict geographic bias to Manhattan. I most certainly welcome all emails and will happily post new verifiable information as it is provided to me.
To health, fitness and pushing limits,
- The Skyhopper
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ReplyDeleteVictory Field in Woodhaven has a track and pull up bars, among other equipment.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I believe Memorial Field of Flushing and Queens College have public tracks, and the pull up bars in Juniper Valley Park are by the tennis courts, at the southeast corner.
ReplyDeleteThe Riverside Park - Traveling Rings also has a website http://swingaring.com/ and a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYCRiversideRings/. There is a running track around a soccer pitch just south where W102 would intersect the park.
ReplyDeleteMacombs Dam park. I have not been there but here are some links.
ReplyDeleteNice video of Macombs Dam park. I had not seen it before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsmGjqLUXw
Park page http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/fitnessequipment
NYTimes article on it http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/nyregion/new-york-introduces-its-first-adult-playground.html?_r=0
And this is the Its My Park video for the Riverside Park Traveling Rings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATnb8IYXwMs
Also, if you are listing skate parks, there's one in Riverside Park at 109th.
Riverbank State Park. It has a 50 meter indoor pool and lapswim times if that counts as fitness.
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