Join Portland Parks & Recreation for free fitness classes all summer long!
Fitness in the Park is back for spring and summer 2025! Beginning May 12, we invite you to participate in group fitness classes taught by some of your favorite PP&R instructors at three outdoor locations: Irving Park, Ventura Park and Mt. Scott Park. Locations and classes will expand throughout the summer. We’ll see you in the park! Please bring your own yoga mat, a water bottle, and any other props you may like to include in your workout.
Fitness in the Park Locations
May 12–August 29
- Mt. Scott Park *Find your favorite Mt. Scott Community Center instructors here!
- Irving Park
- Ventura Park
June 23–August 29
- Columbia Park
- Gabriel Park
- Rose City Golf Course *Accessible from the walking path at Rose City Park.
- Laurelhurst Park *Enjoy yoga by the pond!
- Kenton Park *Softball field one on the SE Argyle St side!
Schedule
*No Classes July 4
Classes at Rose City Golf Course, Columbia, Gabriel, Laurelhurst, and Kenton Parks begin June 23.
North Portland
Columbia Park
Classes held around the trees by the baseball diamond.
- Monday
3–3:45pm: Yin Yoga, Carla *No class 8/18
4–4:45pm: Vinyasa Flow, Carla *No class 8/18
5–5:45pm: Low Impact Core, Karen - Thursday
3–3:45pm: Yin Yoga, Carla *No class 8/14 and 8/21
4–4:45pm: Vinyasa Flow, Carla *No class 8/14 and 8/21
6–6:45pm: Dance Fitness, Molly - Friday *No class 8/15
8–8:45am: Yin Yoga, Carla
9–9:45am: Vinyasa Flow, Carla
Kenton Park
Classes held on softball field one, on the SE Argyle St. side.
- Tuesday *No class 8/19
8–8:45am: Yin Yoga, Carla
9–9:45am: Vinyasa Flow, Carla - Thursday
8–8:45am: The Ellové Technique®, Kelly
9–9:45am: Low Impact Core, Karen
Northeast Portland
Irving Park
Classes held by the playground in the trees. In case of rain, they will be held under the covered basketball court.
- Monday
9–9:45am: Pilates, Amanda
10–10:45am: Zumba, Diane
11–11:45am: Restorative Yoga, Sabra *No class 8/18
3–3:45pm: Ellovē Technique, Kelly
4–4:45pm: Park Run and Pilates, Sabra *No class 8/18
5–5:45pm: Vinyasa Yoga, Sabra *No class 8/18 - Tuesday
3–3:45pm: Stretch and Mobility, Kelly
4–4:45pm: Yoga, Brittany
5–5:45pm: Park Run and Pilates, Sabra *No class 8/19 - Wednesday
9–9:45am: Pilates, Amanda
10–10:45am: Vinyasa Yoga, Sabra *No class 8/20
11–11:45am: Restorative Yoga, Sabra *No class 8/20 - Thursday
4–4:45pm: Yoga, Brittany - Friday
9–9:45am: Park Run and Pilates, Sabra *No class 7/11 and 8/15
10–10:45am: Vinyasa Yoga, Sabra *No class 7/11 and 8/15
11–11:45am: Restorative Yoga, Sabra *No class 7/11 and 8/15
Rose City Golf Course
Accessible from the walking path at Rose City Park.
- Tuesday
4–4:45pm: Yin Yoga, Carla *No class 8/19
5–5:45pm: Vinyasa Yoga, Clara *No class 8/19
Southeast Portland
Mt. Scott Park
Class held by the tennis courts
- Monday
9:30–10:15am: Mindful Movement, Maya - Tuesday
9:30–10:15am: Exercise for Everybody, Larry - Wednesday
9:30–10:15am: Cardio Core, Angela
10:15–11am: Balance and Agility, Bece - Thursday
8:30–9:15am: Hatha Yoga, Jenna *No Class 7/10
9:30–10:15am: Gentle Yoga, Jenna *No Class 7/10
10:30–11:15am: NIA, Emily
2–2:45pm: Qigong, Nathaniel - Friday
10:30–11:15am: Deep Stretch, Jennifer
Ventura Park
Classes held by the playground and family friendly!
- Wednesday
5–5:45pm: Hatha Yoga, Terri
6–6:45pm: Yin Yoga, Terri
Laurelhurst Park
Classes held by the pond.
- Monday *No class 8/18
8–8:45am: Yin Yoga, Carla
9–9:45am: Vinyasa Flow, Carla - Tuesday *No class 8/19
8–8:45am: Park Run and Pilates, Sabra
9–9:45am: Vinyasa Yoga, Sabra - Wednesday
8–8:45am: Yin Yoga, Carla*No class 8/20
9–9:45am: Vinyasa Flow, Carla*No class 8/20
10–10:45am: Zumba®, Diane - Friday
10–10:45am: Hatha Yoga, Terri
11–11:45am Low: Impact Cardio, Terri
Southwest Portland
- Monday
8–8:45am: Qigong, Nathaniel
9–9:45am: Yoga for Everyone, Amy
10–10:45am: Belly Dancing, Ahndine - Tuesday
9–9:45am: Release, Restore, Renew, Jennifer
10–10:45am: Belly Dancing, Ahndine - Wednesday
8–8:45am: Yoga, Patricia
9–9:45am: Yoga, Patricia - Thursday
8–8:45am: Yoga for Everyone, Amy - Friday
9–9:45am: Dance Cardio, Paula *No class 7/18 and 8/1
10–10:45am: Strength and Stretch, Paula *No class 7/18 and 8/1
Group Fitness Class Descriptions
MIND/BODY
Balance and Agility: Boost your balance and agility with exercises using tools like fascia/balance balls, resistance bands, and movements across all three planes of motion. Challenge your body and spatial awareness for improved balance, agility, and functional movement. This class is suitable for everyone, regardless of age and ability.
Deep Stretch: A flow focused on deeper stretches, holding longer poses, and breath work.
Gentle Yoga: A gentle, slow, restful style of yoga that involves long, passive holds in a series of 4-6 restful poses. Achieve a state of total relaxation and release.
Hatha Yoga: Move your body slowly and deliberately into different poses that challenge your strength and flexibility, while at the same time focusing on relaxation and mindfulness. This style of yoga places special emphasis on controlled breathing and posture.
Mindful Movement: Mindful Movement is a class for all bodies. Designed to help release tension, joint mobility, and movement skill building. Stay for the playful dance party and joyful community connection while you connect mind, body, and spirit. Previous dance experience is not needed.
Pilates: A system of repetitive exercises performed on a yoga mat or other equipment to promote strength, stability, and flexibility. Pilates exercises develop the body through muscular effort that stems from the core.
Park Run and Pilates: Join us for a Pilates class that combines elements of endurance training to strengthen and improve your core muscles, flexibility, and posture. We will incorporate interval runs around the park to increase your heart rate and build stamina.
Release, Restore, Renew: Welcome to your rejuvenating restorative stretch class, where tranquility meets flexibility! In this class, participants of all ages and skill levels are invited to embark on a journey of deep relaxation and increased flexibility. Our session begins with deep, gentle stretching to release the tension you may be holding in your body. We then take a series of restorative poses which will leave you feeling calm and serene. We end the class with a restorative pose which can be adjusted to suit your needs. At class closing, you'll find the tension and troubles have fallen away to be replaced by a sense of well-being and relaxation. Join us! All ages and abilities are more than welcome.
Restorative Yoga: A gentle, slow, still style of yoga that involves long, passive holds in a series of 4-6 restful poses. Yogis are often supported by props to enhance or deepen their experience and achieve a state of total relaxation and release.
Strength and Stretch: Increase your muscle tone and flexibility under the summer shade of the park trees. We'll use exercise bands and body weight to challenge our muscles from head-to-toe, then lengthen and relax our spines and limbs on yoga mats while breathing in the fresh air, gazing at the sky through leaves of the trees, and listening to the birds.
Stretch and Mobility: Improve your range of motion, increase circulation, and calm the mind with this 45-minute full body stretch. Slow movements to target your tightest muscles, ensuring an amazing total body stretch!
Qigong: A mind-body-spirit practice, improves mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent. Qigong can be described as a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent.
Vinyasa Yoga: Emphasizes the sequential movement between postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice becomes a moving meditation that creates strength, freedom and fluidity in the body and mind.
Yin Yoga:Yin Yoga is a slower-paced, meditative style of yoga that involves long holds in seated and reclined poses. The focus is on targeting connective tissues rather than muscles.
Yoga: Originating in India, this centuries old practice of exercise revitalizes both mind and body. Improve focus, release stress and tension while increasing strength, flexibility, balance, energy and overall well-being. An excellent way to meet the demands of daily life.
Yoga for Everyone: Yoga for everyone, stretching and strengthening at whatever level feels best for your body, beginners and experienced yogis equally welcome. Prop availability is limited to whatever you choose to bring with you. Breathe deeply in the beautiful fresh air!
CARDIO/STRENGTH
Cardiocore: This class will integrate strength and cardio to increase your heart rate and allow you to strengthen your core muscles while increasing your balance and flexibility. We'll use weights and resistance bands to challenge your muscles and gain strength. Cardiocore is designed as a high-intensity class, but low-intensity options will be given.
Exercise for Everybody: A workout for all shapes and sizes. Class provides conditioning in areas of strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, joint stability, agility, and cardiovascular endurance by using weights, bars, bands & balls.
Low Impact Core: Strengthen and tone core muscles (abdomen and hips) while minimizing stress on joints. We will move through a fun variety of light cardio and standing and reclined exercises. Mat or ground towel helpful.
DANCE FITNESS
Belly Dance: Exercise your body and spirit while learning ancient, evolving belly dance techniques. Improve posture, strength and stretch. Learn the fundamentals of universal belly dance language for your own dance journey.
Dance Cardio: Join us for an outdoor dance party! Each class is a different theme of music and dance style designed to increase endurance and get your heart-pumping to the beat. Beginner to Advanced levels welcomed and no dance experience necessary, just a willingness to have fun and sweat it out!
Dance Fitness: A fun and safe group exercise community. This class is designed to increase cardiovascular health, boost mood, and enhance overall muscular conditioning, balance and flexibility. Classic rock, Funk, and Disco are some of the music styles enjoyed in this class. Loosen your muscles, improve your flexibility, and lower your stress levels under the trees and sky at beautiful Columbia Park.
The Ellové Technique®: A non-impact conditioning class taught by certified instructors. The pure techniques of ballet, yoga, fitness, and Pilates are set to music in a seamless movement sequence that improves alignment, balance, strength, flexibility, and body awareness.
Nia Fitness: Nia is accessible dance (no prior experience needed), gentle, fun, inclusive, healing, move-at-YOUR-own-pace & in YOUR body’s way. It is about what it FEELS like, not so much what it looks like, y’all.
Zumba®: A high-energy combination of Latin, Reggae, and Salsa dance steps. Routines combine fast and slow rhythms to achieve a balance of cardio and muscle-toning benefits. Join our certified Zumba instructors; no previous dance experience is necessary.
Parks Levy Information
As part of our Parks Levy commitment, we're trying to help more people use our parks and activities, especially seniors, teens, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and those with less money. Please be prepared to answer a short demographic questionnaire before participating in Fitness in the Park this summer.
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PP&R classes, activities, rentals, and sports events may be canceled due to inclement weather, such as ice, snow, or extreme heat. Call 503-823-2533 or visit portland.gov/parks/closures for the most current information. Some recreation programs may run as conditions and staff availability allow. Safety is a major factor in determining operations at each PP&R facility. PP&R facilities, our social media outlets, and our website will all feature operating information including opening and closing times.