Creative Ways To Stay Fit This Winter In NYC
Boxing
Boxing doesn't have to be as scary and as, well, violent as professional MMA fighters make it look. It's a workout that's both empowering and way more exciting than the StairMaster. Throwing a few right hooks will really get your heart pumping and makes for the ultimate stress relief.
Sign up for a class or try a private lesson at one of these three gyms. Don't be nervous—both guys and gals of all ages and skill levels are welcome. For the ladies: If you're not exactly comfortable working out next to the big boys, Kingsway Gym offers a women-only class on Saturday mornings.
Church Street Boxing Gym
25 Park Place
New York, NY 10007
(212) 571-1333
nyboxinggym.com/index.htm
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Kingsway Gym
1 West 28th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 679-3427
kingswaygym.com
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Trinity Boxing Club
110 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10006
(212) 374-9393
trinityboxing.com
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Horseback Riding
Thinks horseback riding is just a calm ride with a twelve-hundred-pound animal doing all the work? Think again. An hour-long riding lesson can burn around 350 calories (even more if you get a stubborn horse).
This may come as a surprise, but there are a handful of barns and stables nestled in the concrete jungle. Some stables have indoor rings so you can stay a bit warmer while saddling up in the winter. If it's your first time on a horse, the instructor may have you take an evaluation lesson, but don't worry, it will still be a calorie-torcher.
Sign up for a riding lesson at one of these metro area stables:
Bronx Equestrian Center
9 Shore Road
Bronx, NY 10464
(718) 885-0551
bronxequestriancenter.com
Kensington Stables
51 Caton Place
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 972-4588
kensingtonstables.com
Riverdale Equestrian Centre
Van Cortlandt Park
West 254th Street & Broadway
Riverdale, NY 10471
(718) 548-4848
riverdaleriding.com
Ice Skating
Just hearing the term 'ice skating in New York City,' will automatically send any native New Yorker into a tizzy. Such words conjure up frightening images of the crowded Central Park rink, or getting mauled while trying to figure out where the line starts at Rockefeller Center. CBSNewYork would never send you to any of these tourist traps. Instead, we located some indoor and outdoor ice rinks in the metro area that will let you enjoy this winter activity without getting trampled on your way there:
World Ice Arena
At Flushing Meadows Corona Park
125-40 Roosevelt Ave
Flushing, New York 11355
(718) 760-9001
WWII Veterans War Memorial Ice Skating Rink
At Clove Lakes Park
1150 Clove Road
New York, NY 10301
(718) 720-1010
Abe Stark Rink
1902 West 19th Street
New York, NY 11224
(718) 946-3135
Spinning/Indoor Cycling
Talk about a serious sweat session. Whether you bike twenty-three miles a week or have never sat on a bike seat, Spin classes make for an amazing workout for people of all levels. Instructors blast upbeat music and cheer you on as you pant and pedal your heart out. Many gyms offer Spin classes, but we found some studios in Manhattan that are dedicated completely to indoor cycling:
Cadence Cycling and Multisport
174 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-4400
cadencecycling.com
Flywheel Sports
39 West 21st Street
New York, NY10010
(212) 242-9433
flywheelsports.com
The STUDIO
147 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 744-6667
thestudio-nyc.com
