McCarren Park's recreation center in Williamsburg has a week of group workouts on the NYC Parks calendar, from a Bollywood dance class on Saturday morning to circuit and interval training after work and a Discovery Hike at Bushwick Inlet Park on the East River on November 14. Here is what is on, day by day, with the dates for the week after.

Wednesday: Body-Centric Circuit Training

Tonight, Wednesday, November 4, Body-Centric Circuit Training runs from 6 to 6:45 p.m. It is a 45-minute circuit class, and it is back at the same time on Wednesday, November 18. NYC Parks notes that participants sign in at the front desk, and that bags stay in lockers: only a towel, water and a phone are allowed in the dance room, so bring a lock.

Saturday: BollyX

BollyX, a Bollywood-style dance workout, meets Saturday, November 7, from 10 to 11 a.m., and again on Saturday, November 14, at the same hour.

Monday: Bodyweight Interval Training

Bodyweight Interval Training is on Monday, November 9, from 6 to 7 p.m., and repeats on Monday, November 16.

Next Saturday: a waterfront ecosystems hike

On Saturday, November 14, from 11 a.m. to noon, NYC Parks leads a Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems at Bushwick Inlet Park, the park on Kent Avenue where Williamsburg meets Greenpoint on the East River. The hour-long walk looks at waterfront ecosystems, and it follows BollyX that morning, so a reader can do both and still have the afternoon.

Planning the week

Put together, the schedule gives Williamsburg residents an evening class on two weeknights a week for the next two weeks and two Saturday mornings of dance:

  • Wednesday, Nov. 4 and Nov. 18, 6 to 6:45 p.m.: Body-Centric Circuit Training
  • Saturday, Nov. 7 and Nov. 14, 10 to 11 a.m.: BollyX
  • Monday, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16, 6 to 7 p.m.: Bodyweight Interval Training
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to noon: Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems, Bushwick Inlet Park

Class details, including any membership or registration requirements, are on each event's NYC Parks listing, and the center's front desk can answer questions on the day.

How to go

McCarren Park sits between Bedford Avenue and Lorimer Street on the Williamsburg and Greenpoint line. The Nassau Av station on the G and the Bedford Av and Lorimer St stations on the L are each a short walk away. Bushwick Inlet Park is on Kent Avenue at North 9th Street, about a 10-minute walk west of the Bedford Av L stop.

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