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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.

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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 20 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and Monday, February 17 (President's 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

2025 Winter Fitness

All 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
HIIT Sunday 8 a.m. Sign up for HIIT
HIIT Monday 6 p.m. Sign up for HIIT
Yoga Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Sign up for Yoga
Yoga Wednesday 6 p.m. Sign up for Yoga
Dance Fit Thursday 6 p.m. Sign up for Dance Fit
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. Classes are free, but registration is required.

Class Day Time Location Neighborhood Eventbrite Link
Strength & Balance Monday 10 a.m. East Boston Senior Center East Boston Sign up for Strength & Balance
Zumba® Tuesday 5:45 p.m. Gallivan Community Center Dorchester Sign up for Zumba®
Fit for Life Wednesday 1 p.m. Veronica Smith Senior Center Brighton Sign up for Fit for Life
Line Dancing Thursday 6:30 p.m.

Hyde Park Community Center

 Hyde Park Sign up for Line Dancing
Latin Fusion HIIT Friday 7 p.m.

Roslindale Community Center

 Roslindale Sign up for Latin Fusion HIIT

Upcoming events

Upcoming events
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Jan 8

Jan 8
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Jan 8

Jan 8
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Jan 9

Jan 9
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Jan 9

Jan 9
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Jan 10

Jan 10
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Jan 10

Jan 10
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Jan 11

Jan 11
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Jan 12

Jan 12
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Jan 13

Jan 13
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Jan 13

Jan 13
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Jan 14

Jan 14
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Jan 14

Jan 14
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Jan 15

Jan 15
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Jan 15

Jan 15
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Jan 16

Jan 16
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Jan 16

Jan 16
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Jan 17

Jan 17
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Jan 17

Jan 17
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Jan 18

Jan 18
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Jan 19

Jan 19
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Jan 20

Jan 20
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Jan 20

Jan 20
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Jan 21

Jan 21
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Jan 21

Jan 21
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Jan 22

Jan 22
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Jan 22

Jan 22
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Jan 23

Jan 23
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Jan 23

Jan 23
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Jan 24

Jan 24
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Jan 24

Jan 24
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Jan 25

Jan 25
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Jan 26

Jan 26
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Jan 27

Jan 27
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Jan 27

Jan 27
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Jan 28

Jan 28
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Jan 28

Jan 28
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Jan 29

Jan 29
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Jan 29

Jan 29
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Jan 30

Jan 30
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Jan 30

Jan 30
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Jan 31

Jan 31
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Jan 31

Jan 31
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Feb 1

Feb 1
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Feb 2

Feb 2
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Feb 3

Feb 3
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Feb 3

Feb 3
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Feb 4

Feb 4
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Feb 4

Feb 4
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Feb 5

Feb 5
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Feb 5

Feb 5
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Feb 6

Feb 6
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Feb 6

Feb 6
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Feb 7

Feb 7
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Feb 7

Feb 7
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Feb 8

Feb 8
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Feb 9

Feb 9
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Feb 10

Feb 10
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Feb 10

Feb 10
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Feb 11

Feb 11
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Feb 11

Feb 11
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Feb 12

Feb 12
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Feb 12

Feb 12
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Feb 13

Feb 13
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Feb 13

Feb 13
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Feb 14

Feb 14
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Feb 14

Feb 14
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Feb 15

Feb 15
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Feb 16

Feb 16
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Feb 17

Feb 17
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Feb 17

Feb 17
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Feb 18

Feb 18
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Feb 18

Feb 18
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Feb 19

Feb 19
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Feb 19

Feb 19
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Feb 20

Feb 20
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Feb 20

Feb 20
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Feb 21

Feb 21
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Feb 21

Feb 21
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Feb 22

Feb 22
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Feb 23

Feb 23
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Feb 24

Feb 24
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Feb 24

Feb 24
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Feb 25

Feb 25
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Feb 25

Feb 25
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Feb 26

Feb 26
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Feb 26

Feb 26
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Feb 27

Feb 27
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Feb 27

Feb 27
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Feb 28

Feb 28
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Feb 28

Feb 28
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Mar 1

Mar 1
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Mar 2

Mar 2
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Mar 3

Mar 3
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Mar 3

Mar 3
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Mar 4

Mar 4
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Mar 4

Mar 4
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Mar 5

Mar 5
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Mar 5

Mar 5
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Mar 6

Mar 6
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Mar 6

Mar 6
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Mar 7

Mar 7
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Mar 7

Mar 7
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Mar 8

Mar 8
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Mar 9

Mar 9
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Mar 10

Mar 10
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Mar 10

Mar 10
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Mar 11

Mar 11
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Mar 11

Mar 11
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Mar 12

Mar 12
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Mar 12

Mar 12
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Mar 13

Mar 13
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Mar 13

Mar 13
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Mar 14

Mar 14
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Mar 14

Mar 14
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Mar 15

Mar 15
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Mar 16

Mar 16
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Mar 17

Mar 17
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Mar 17

Mar 17
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Mar 18

Mar 18
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Mar 18

Mar 18
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Mar 19

Mar 19
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Mar 19

Mar 19
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Mar 20

Mar 20
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Mar 20

Mar 20
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Mar 21

Mar 21
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Mar 21

Mar 21
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Mar 22

Mar 22
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Mar 23

Mar 23
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Mar 24

Mar 24
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Mar 24

Mar 24
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Mar 25

Mar 25
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Mar 25

Mar 25
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Mar 26

Mar 26
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Mar 26

Mar 26
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Mar 27

Mar 27
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Mar 27

Mar 27
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Mar 28

Mar 28
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Mar 28

Mar 28
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Mar 29

Mar 29
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Jacqui
On Mar 30

Mar 30
Parks Fitness: Strength and Balance class with Jacqui
On Mar 31

Mar 31
Parks Fitness: Virtual HIIT class with Ella
On Mar 31

Mar 31
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga class with Nikita
On Apr 1

Apr 1
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Marysol
On Apr 1

Apr 1
Parks Fitness: Fit for Life class with Vessy
On Apr 2

Apr 2
Parks Fitness: Virtual Yoga with Christine
On Apr 2

Apr 2
Parks Fitness: Virtual Dance Fit class with Carmen
On Apr 3

Apr 3
Parks Fitness: Line Dancing with Boston Rhythm Riders
On Apr 3

Apr 3
Parks Fitness: Virtual Chair Yoga class with Karma
On Apr 4

Apr 4
Parks Fitness: Latin Fusion HIIT class with Joanna
On Apr 4

Apr 4
Parks Fitness: Virtual Zumba class with Lena
On Apr 5

Apr 5
Full List of Events

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

 
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.

Dance fit

Get ready to move, groove, and sweat with our HIIT Dance Cardio! This high-energy, full-body workout blends traditional HIIT with dance cardio for a fun and effective fitness experience. No matter what your fitness level is, this class is designed to meet you where you are. Optional equipment can be used to enhance the workout, but all you need is your energy and enthusiasm to join in! Burn fat, build strength, and boost your overall quality of life—all while dancing to the beat!

FIT FOR LIFE

A low-impact, accessible group exercise class designed for individuals of all fitness levels, focusing on gentle cardio movements, light strength training, and exercises that promote overall health and wellbeing, often tailored towards older adults or those looking for a modified workout routine; it emphasizes building sustainable fitness habits for a healthy lifestyle.

HIIT

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) alternates between short, intense periods of cardiovascular activity and brief recovery periods. The combination of strength and cardio movements will boost your heart rate and modifications will be offered for every fitness level.

latin fusion hiit

Immerse yourself in a one-hour fitness journey through the infectious beats of Latin American electronic dance music with heart-pumping full-body HIIT segments consisting of agility, functional, and cardio exercises designed to push your limits and elevate your fitness game, coupled with active recovery periods of Latin dancing and ending with a 20 minute pilates-inspired core segment.

 

 
 
 


lINE DANCING

Line dancing is a fun activity that has all the necessary elements to improve cardiovascular health. The Rhythm Riders rotate moving from high to low impact line dances, so whether you want to get ready for the spring, upcoming weddings, family reunions or simply discover a fun new way to get moving again they have the moves for you! We are all too familiar with the Electric Slide and the Cupid Shuffle, please allow them to take you on a musical journey as you learn new line dances. So come let the rhythm move you, because a body in Motion, stays in Motion!

strength and balance

Join Jacqui for an hour of movement focused on strength building as well as balance and coordination.

Participants will be utilizing chairs, light hand weights and exercise balls to build muscle, strengthen hand and eye coordination as well as have fun. Exercises are intended to mimic every day uses to keep an active and independent lifestyle. Music and light meditation are also included. 

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

 

Winter Fitness Series partners

Our partners
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Parks and Recreation
Public Health Commission

Who's Involved:

Parks and Recreation
617-635-4505
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