Free. Actually free.

Reformer Pilates studio chain with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. The first 30-minute intro class is free.

National yoga chain with many NYC studios and heated rooms. New students get a free week of unlimited in-studio classes.

Gym chain with cardio and strength floors and group classes. Free one-day pass for first-timers, booked online.

Running club for LGBTQ+ people and allies. Weekly fun runs in Central Park and Brooklyn are open to newcomers and guests.

Free club with 20+ group runs a week, mostly from McCarren Park in Williamsburg/Greenpoint, plus social runs and volunteering.

Outdoor fitness equipment in parks and playgrounds across all five boroughs, for exercises like pull-ups, dips and crunches.

Public running tracks in city parks, many a quarter mile with all-weather or rubber surfaces, for sprints, endurance runs or speed walking.

Free weekly community runs and walks in neighborhood parks, led by volunteers from New York Road Runners.

Low-cost chain gym with cardio machines, weights and free in-club fitness training. Nine clubs in Manhattan alone.

Free guided morning walk from Prospect Park Alliance on scenic trails like the Lullwater, Peninsula, Midwood or Waterfall.

Free weekly yoga and mat Pilates classes in Riverside Park's renovated 102nd Street Field House, run by Riverside Park Conservancy.

Free NYC Parks fitness classes in all five boroughs: Zumba, dance fitness, yoga, mat Pilates, bootcamp and more, led by instructors.

Jiu-jitsu school on West 14th Street. First day is free for tri-state residents, including a 45-minute intro lesson for newcomers.

Western Queens running group with free weekly runs in and around Woodside and Sunnyside.