Parks Fitness Series
The Boston Parks Fitness Series offers free fitness programming in Boston parks. Join us for both in-person and virtual classes led by certified fitness instructors. Please consult the complete class list below.
Everyone is welcome at our free classes, regardless of your fitness level. For more information and cancellations, check Facebook and Twitter at @bostonparksdept and @healthyboston.
Note: There will be no classes held on Monday, January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and Monday, February 19 (Presidents' Day).
This initiative is a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Public Health Commission. It's sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
Winter Fitness Series Classes
2024 Winter FitnessAll classes are free and open to all! Email fitness@bphc.org if you'd like the Zoom link without signing up.
Class | Day | Time |
Eventbrite Link |
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Zumba® | Monday | 5 p.m. | Sign up for Zumba® |
Yoga | Tuesday | 6 p.m. | Sign up for Yoga |
Strength and Conditioning | Wednesday | 6 p.m. | Sign up for Strength and Conditioning |
Cardio Kickboxing | Thursday | 7 a.m. | Sign up for Cardio Kickboxing |
Chair Yoga | Friday | 12 p.m. | Sign up for Chair Yoga |
Zumba® | Saturday | 10 a.m. | Sign up for Zumba® |
Join an in-person class every week. No registration required.
Class | Day | Time | Location | Neighborhood | Eventbrite Link |
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Yoga | Monday | 10 a.m. | BCYF Roslindale Community Center | Roslindale | Sign up for Yoga |
Strength & Balance | Tuesday | 11 a.m. | East Boston Senior Center | East Boston | Sign up for Strength & Balance |
Afrobeats Dance |
Wednesday | 6 p.m. | BCYF Vine Street Community Center | Roxbury | Sign up for Afrobeats Dance |
Tai Chi |
Thursday | 1 p.m. | Veronica Smith Center | Allston-Brighton | Sign up for Tai Chi |
Watch fitness videos
Yoga with Jacqui
Join us for an all-levels Yoga flow class.
Dance Fit with KEnergy Fitness
Move and dance to the beat while breaking a sweat and torching calories.
Afrobeats Dance with Janiqua
Learn technical skills and fundamental movement via a choreographed routine.
Chair Yoga with Karma Longtin
Chair Yoga offers gentle, accessible stretching and movement from any seated position.
Zumba with Zspot
Take part in a 30-minute dance fitness class.
Fitness Class Descriptions
Afrobeats
Afrobeats is a catch-all term for the various Afro-pop and fusion music that has modernized and transformed within Africa and has caught the hearts of the diaspora. Afrobeats has become the name of the dance and rhythmic technique. Classes develop and build core strength, stamina, rhythmic sensibility, and — most importantly — build community.
CARDIO KICKBOXING
High energy total-body workout combines kickboxing, cardio, bodyweight exercises, and targeted work on abs and glutes.
chair yoga
A gentle form of yoga that can be done seated or standing on the ground while using a chair for support. Focus on opening all the joints and loosening up tight muscles.
TAI CHI
An ancient Chinese martial art that is used as a slow-moving exercise to achieve relaxation and stress reduction. Tai Chi offers benefits for the body, mind and spirit.
strength and BALANCE
A total body workout with a focus on strengthening the core and limbs while amplifying the body’s movement through stretch, improving overall balance, posture, muscle tone and mobility. By learning how to move the body in a healthy way, one can reduce pain, improve body awareness, avoid injury and reinforce proper movement principles. Class begins in a chair to freely move every part the body and then transitions to standing weight bearing exercise to improve bone and muscle strength.
strength and conditioning
This all-levels class is designed to increase physical strength and mobility through bodyweight exercises! The circuit style workouts will work all major muscle groups so you feel it from head to toe. All movements will have modifications to progress down or up depending on how you feel.
Yoga
This class will bring you through postures to align, strengthen, and promote flexibility in the body. Taught by Not Your Average Yoga teacher, you will be able to strengthen the body and the mind as you realize your spirit, impact, and self-worth. Classes will incorporate coping skills along with relaxation techniques.
zumba
We take the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise. Super effective? Check. Super fun? Check and check. A total workout, Zumba combines all elements of fitness:
- cardio
- muscle conditioning
- balance and flexibility
- boosted energy, and
- a serious dose of awesome each time you leave class