Fitness

REP Game: Streets & Alleys

Learn how to play our REP Game, Streets & Alleys!

Aquatics

From Ukraine to Asphalt Green: Mark Negoduik’s Incredible Story

After fleeing his home of Ukraine and overcoming brain cancer, three-year-old Mark is starting a new life, and swimming with Asphalt Green.

Sports

5 Reasons Why Sports Are Critical for Child Development

Learn why studies show that the benefits of youth sports can set children up for success in nearly every aspect of life!

Fitness

The Beginner’s Guide to Pilates: Essential Exercises to Get Started

Learn about the holistic benefits of Pilates and see our sample workout you can try to see if its for you!

Sports

Asphalt Green’s Pickleball Guide!

Learn everything you need to know about one of the world's fastest-growing sports!

Sports

5 Reasons to Sign Your Child Up For Golf!

Learn about the many benefits of golf- an often overlooked youth sport!

Fitness

4 Workouts to Try While Traveling This Summer

Heading on a summer getaway? Check out these four no-equipment workouts that can keep you on track with your fitness goals!

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Sports, Fitness, and Play Organizations to Support this Pride Month

Learn about four organizations who share our mission to make sports, fitness, and play more inclusive and equitable for all.

Sports

3 Games to Play at the Beach This Summer

Plan ahead for your beach getaway with three games that can keep you active on your trip!

Aquatics

Paralympic Champion Antonio Fantin Trains at Asphalt Green Before Speech at the United Nations

While gearing up for the upcoming Paralympic games this summer, Antonio spoke about the many benefits sports can offer outside the pool.

Aquatics

Mallory Weggemann Trains at Asphalt Green Ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Games!

Learn more about Mallory and the importance of accessibility before the Paralympic Games kick off this summer!

Aquatics

Four Essential Water Safety Practices Everyone Should Know

For National Water Safety Month, we’re highlighting four easy ways you can stay safe in the water.

REP Game: 10-Second Tag

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, 10-Second Tag!

REP Game: Superhero Tag

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Superhero Tag!

Fitness

The Advanced Guide to the TRX: Three Lower-Body Exercises

Challenge yourself on your next leg day with three advanced lower-body TRX exercises!

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Inclusivity In Sports, Fitness, and Play: Learn About Adaptive Programming at Asphalt Green!

Our Director of Adaptive Programming explains why everyone wins when sports, fitness, and play are inclusive to all!

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5 Ways Sports, Fitness, and Play Supports Your Mental Health

This Mental Health Awareness Month, learn why physical activity is one of our most powerful mental health tools.

Sports

5 Reasons Why Your Toddler Should Take Martial Arts

Martial arts for toddlers has many benefits, including building discipline, self-esteem, and physical fitness in an encouraging environment.

The Community You Love Now Has a Bold New Look

Introducing a refreshed rebrand that reflects our mission to transform lives and build community through sports, fitness, and play for all!

Fitness

4 Ways to Spring Clean Your Fitness Routine

Find out how our experts suggest you can refresh your fitness routine for the warmer months!

Sports

Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day with Allie Falco

Learn more about Allie Falco, our Director of Sports Operations who’s ensuring girls and women have equitable access to sports and fitness!

Fitness

The Beginner’s Guide to the Hip Thrust Machine

Get a great glute workout with the hip thrust machine.

Fitness

5 Reasons to Work Out with a Personal Trainer

Asphalt Green's top five reasons to book a personal training session today. Now with 30-minute options!

8 Things to Do Outside the Pool

We know you’ll miss our pools while we’re cleaning them! Here are a few helpful suggestions for active things to do instead.

Special Events

REP Game: Samurai Tag

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Samurai Tag!

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REP Game: Transformer Tag

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Transformer Tag!

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REP Game: Ultimate Tag

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Ultimate Tag!

Special Events

Get Guaranteed Entry to the 2023 TCS NYC Marathon

Join team Asphalt Green for the 52nd TCS New York City Marathon. Run one of the world’s most iconic marathons for a great cause.

Todd Sowell on Sports, Breaking Barriers, and Building Opportunities

Learn about our Associate Director of Community Programs, Todd Sowell!

Special Events

REP Game: Bulldog

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Bulldog!

Your Impact at a Glance: Maria Gerena & Community Programs

Learn about one of our Community Programs Managers and her work with neighboring communities!

Your Impact at a Glance: Lamar Burch & REP

Learn about one of our Community Programs Coordinators and his work with REP!

Your Impact at a Glance: Shakia Ortiz & REP

Learn more about one of our Community Programs managers and her work with REP!

Special Events

REP Game: Needle and Thread

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Needle and Thread!

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REP Game: Red Handed

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Red Handed!

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REP Game: Number Change

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Number Change!

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REP Game: High-Five Relay

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, High-Five Relay!

Special Events

Asphalt Green’s 2022 NYC Marathon Charity Runners

Meet the wonderful people running in the 2022 NYC Marathon in support of Asphalt Green.

Special Events

REP Game: Critter Dash

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Critter Dash!

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REP Game: Removing Coconuts

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Removing Coconuts!

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REP Game: Capture the Flag

Get your kids active with our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) game, Capture the Flag!

Masters

AGUA Masters Coach Nicholas Burnham on Open-Water Swimming

AGUA Masters Coach Nicholas Burnham shares his experience completing a 10-mile marathon swim in Brooklyn.

Masters

Jordan Mattheisen on Open-Water Swimming Around Manhattan Island

A letter from AGUA Masters swimmer Jordan Mattheisen on a once-in-a-lifetime swim around Manhattan.

Fitness

The Beginner’s Guide to the Assisted Pull-Up Machine

The assisted pull-up machine is the perfect way to build upper-body strength if you’re just getting started on your fitness journey.

Fitness

The Beginner’s Guide to the Rower

Meet the rower! It’s a full-body, low-impact exercise machine great for any age or fitness level. 

Aquatics

7 Reasons Why Lifeguarding is the Best Job Ever!

Finding the perfect part-time job while juggling school and a social life is no easy feat. A lifeguard may be the perfect match.

Special Events

Five AGUA Swim Team Athletes Set to Compete at U.S. Olympic Trials

Watch five AGUA Swim Team athletes compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

Sports

5 Influential Black Athletes in Sports

February is Black History Month. One way we are celebrating is by honoring Black athletes who have transformed their sport.

Aquatics

Top Winter Swimming Myths

You can swim and stay healthy in the cold. Swimming is a year-round sport.

Sports

Asphalt Green Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Hear how sports help our athletes and coaches realize their full potential, strength, and power on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Fitness

How to Support Your Teen’s Mental and Physical Health During the Pandemic

Asphalt Green personal trainer Chris Morson shares the benefits of working with a fitness professional.

Fitness

Love Zumba? These Workouts are Calling Your Name

Group exercise is on pause due to COVID-19. In the meantime, we’ve curated a list of personal trainers and workouts you'll love.

Fitness

Tackle New Year’s Resolutions With a New Mindset

Now is the time many us of us think about our new year’s resolutions. Here are some fresh ideas to make the upcoming year your best yet.

Fitness

Love HIIT Camp? You’ll Also Go for These Workouts

Group exercise is on pause due to COVID-19. In the meantime, we’ve curated a list of personal trainers and workouts you'll love.

Special Events

Asphalt Screams 2020 Keeps Halloween Spirit Going

Asphalt Green's annual Halloween event, Asphalt Screams, featured socially distant trick-or-treating complete with spooktacular costumes.

Fitness

20-Minute Upper Body Home Workout

Put your shoulders, chest, triceps, and back to work in this 20-minute circuit created by Asphalt Green personal trainer Chris Gould.

Fitness

4 Work From Home Stretches to Relieve Muscle Tightness

Personal trainer Abby shares her favorite stretches you can do while working from home.

Fitness

5 Signs You’re Overtraining

Asphalt Green personal trainer Abby shares signs you might be pushing yourself too hard and how to shift your mindset.

Aquatics

Open Water Swimming Tips for Beginners

Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (AGUA) coach John Fedena shares tips for beginners to navigate open water.

Fitness

Best Hikes Near NYC

New York City is a concrete jungle, but its surrounding areas offer much for nature lovers to explore.

Fitness

Park Bench Workout

Tired of looking at your apartment’s walls during your workout? Take your routine to the park for a change of scenery.

Sports

How the Lessons I Learned in Sports Have Helped Me Through the Pandemic

Asphalt Green coaches reflect on how the lessons they learned in their respective sports have helped them through the pandemic.

Fitness

Choose Your Own Adventure Workout

Now that you’ve mastered a variety of movements, you can put them together to create a full-body workout.

Sports

Ask an Asphalt Green Athlete: How Are You Staying Connected to Sports?

The global pandemic temporarily paused our sports programs, but Asphalt Green athletes are getting creative to stay connected to their game.

Fitness

Level Up Your Fitness with These 11 Exercise Progressions

Small tweaks to simple bodyweight exercises will crank up the cardio, challenge your muscles, build strength, and improve results.

Fitness

Personal Trainer Shares: The Fitness Equipment He Can’t Live Without

Personal trainer DeJuana Richardson shares the fitness equipment he can’t live without—and how you can incorporate it into your routine.

Fitness

5 Partner Exercises You Can Do With Your Kids

Exercise is more fun with a buddy, and there is no reason why kids can’t join in.

Special Events

NYC Marathon Charity Racer Spotlight: Ali Pourmaleki

On November 1, Ali Pourmaleki will step to the start line of the New York City Marathon as a charity racer for Asphalt Green.

Fitness

How to Make Your Workouts Screen Free

Mix screen-free workouts into your fitness routine. A personal trainer shares how to unplug your workouts.

Special Events

NYC Marathon Charity Racer Spotlight: Stany Leblanc

Get to know Stany Leblanc, and find out what motivated him to run 26.2.

Special Events

Anti-Racism Resources

Asphalt Green has always stood for racial equality. We encourage members of our community to use their voices, learn, and get involved.

Aquatics

4 Dryland Exercises Swimmers Can Do at Home

Our coaches share their favorite dryland exercises to help you stay in swimming shape at home.

Fitness

Reasons Why I Run on Global Running Day

Asphalt Green employees are celebrating Global Running Day by sharing why they run.

Special Events

Task Tent: REP Olympics

Players find out if they have what it takes to compete in our Recess Enhancement Program (REP) activity REP Olympics.

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REP Game: Memory Ball

This icebreaker game helps kids build community.

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REP Game: Wait a Minute

This guessing game that can be played in any space will keep children active and engaged.

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REP Game: I’m Going to Recess

Kids exercise their brains and bodies in this popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game, I'm Going to Recess.

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REP Game: Do as I Say, Not as I Do

This Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game, Do as I Say, Not as I Do, is a brain twister that also gets kids active.

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REP Game: Pat, Clap, Thump

Kids get active in this popular Recess Enhancement Game (REP) activity, Pat, Clap, Thump.

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REP Game: Whoosh!

Whoosh, a popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game, will bring out children's silly sides.

Fitness

20-Minute Core Workout

Asphalt Green group exercise instructor Gavilán Longino shares a 20-minute core workout that strengthens your stabilizer muscles.

Fitness

6 Socially Distanced Approved Activities to Kick Off Summer

With warmer weather and sunny days ahead, kids are itching to get outside and play. Here are our favorite socially distanced approved games.

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REP Task Tent: Asphalt Astronaut Training

Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Tackle the training course to find out.

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REP Task Tent: Knights of the REP Table

Kids find out if they have what it takes to be a knight in this active game.

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REP Game: Bust a Rhyme

Kids test their rhyming skills while getting active in this popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game, Bust a Rhyme.

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REP Game: Memory Making

Kids use their imaginations while getting active in this popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game, Memory Making.

Fitness

4 Calming Breathing Exercises

Incorporating breath work into your daily practice can reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep, and help you be more present.

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REP Task Tent: Pirate School

Kids use their imaginations and get active to complete pirate training.

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REP Task Tent: Going on a Bear Hunt

Combine storytime with movement. To get to the next step of the story, players must complete specific exercises.

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REP Game: Ba-Boom!

Laughter, physical activity, and a ton of fun are guaranteed while playing Ba-Boom, a popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game.

Special Events

REP Game: Storytellers

Kids flex both their creative and physical muscles in our popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game Storytellers.

Fitness

20-Minute No Equipment Cardio Circuit

You only need 20 minutes and your body weight to get an effective workout.

Sports

How Young Athletes Can Train for Their Sport at Home

Asphalt Green youth coaches share their favorite cross-training exercises.

Special Events

REP Game: Pass the Movements

Kids love our Recess Enhancement Program's (REP) active spin on the classic game of telephone.

Fitness

How to Make Your Workouts More Mindful

Being mindful during your workouts is challenging, but it has many physical and mental benefits.

Fitness

Hate Running? Do These Cardio Exercises Instead

Some of our personal trainers and group exercise instructors share their favorite cardio exercises - no running required!

Fitness

Fitness Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Keep your kids engaged and moving indoors with an active scavenger hunt. Creativity is encouraged.

Special Events

REP Game: Animal Relay

Put an animalistic spin on a class relay race. Animal Relay, a popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game, will get kids active.

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REP Game: Freeze Dance Party

Sometimes you just need to dance it out. Kids release their energy in Freeze Dance Party, a popular Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game.