Garden Walking Tour in Fort Tryon Park, Sunday, September 1, 2013 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Garden Walking Tour in Fort Tryon Park

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.Sunday, September 1, 2013

Take a tour of the "Park for All Seasons." Take a walking tour of the Heather and Alpine Gardens of Fort Tryon Park. Discover which plants are in bloom in each of the seasons, even in the dead of winter. Learn about the gardens' history, future, and secrets from a member of Fort Tryon's expert horticulture staff.

These tours are wheelchair accessible but persons with mobility issues may find them challenging because of the park's many steep paths.

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Heather Garden

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/09/01/garden-walking-tour-in-fort-tryon-park

Stay well, WHEELS! Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park, Saturdays 8:30 AM-9:30 AM

Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park

Saturday, August 31, 2013

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

Come to Fort Tryon Park and try something new. Join us on Saturdays, Tuesday and Thursday mornings for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.

All of our fitness programs are free, led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Rain and weather / air advisory cancels. Fitness programs are cancelled if the weather is lower than 20 degrees.

For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts outdoors. After years of being a gym rat, I've seen the light, so to speak. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their work outs, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build.

Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can’t be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/31/morning-fitness-at-fort-tryon-park

ABADA Capoeira, Bronx

http://www.acbx.org/

Culture + Exercise + Community  

ABADÁ-Capoeira Bronx (ACBX) is a growing community-based organization with the mission to preserve, share and expand the art of capoeira – an Afro-Brazilian art form which blends elements of dance, music, acrobatics and self-defense into a martial art – within diverse communities and families.
To utilize capoeira as a medium to create positive environments that foster inter-generational engagement, promote healthy lifestyles, culturally enrich students’ lives and encourage civic responsibility.
ACBX creates multifaceted capoeira arts programs that explore the many disciplines the art of capoeira encompasses from which students can benefit from physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Our programs creatively motivate our communities to be physically active through the practice of Capoeira.