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Free city fitness classes · All over town, Uptown, Brooklyn, Queens
Free NYC Parks fitness classes in all five boroughs: Zumba, dance fitness, yoga, mat Pilates, bootcamp and more, led by instructors.
Barry's
50-minute interval classes alternating treadmill running and floor strength work, led by a coach.
- To try it
- Price on their site
- What it is
- Treadmill and strength intervals
- Where
- Midtown, Downtown, Uptown
- When
- Daily (Mon–Sun); see schedule
What to expect
Run intervals on treadmills at your own pace and lift weights on the floor, or book floor-only. Tell the coach you're new for speed and weight suggestions.
What it costs
Barry's mentions first-timer offers but prices are only shown in its booking flow.
That's what their own site said on October 14, 2026. Prices change; the booking page has today's.
New to it? They say beginners are welcome.
Season
Year-round
Where
- Chelsea
135 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011 - Tribeca
1 York St., New York, NY 10013 - Upper West Side
72-74 W. 69th St, New York, NY 10023
We haven't been yet.
Everything here comes from their own website, checked on the date above. We'll say when we've tried it ourselves. How we pick.
Checked at: barrys.com/new-to-barrys/, barrys.com/studio/chelsea, barrys.com/studio/tribeca, barrys.com/studio/upper-west-side
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