Fitness in the Park

We invite you to participate in group fitness classes taught by some of your favorite PP&R instructors. Classes will meet Monday through Saturday mornings at outdoor locations throughout Portland.

Drop-in for just $5/class (with pre-registered credit card only) or purchase a Fitness in the Park pass for $45/month, which gives you access to unlimited classes for 30-days at all locations.

Purchase 30-day pass

Schedule for June 21 - September 18

Due to predicted rain and possible thunderstorms, Fitness in the Park classes will be canceled on Saturday, September 18. Thank you to everyone who participated this summer. 

Irving Park - Meets at the basketball court at NE 7th Avenue and Fremont Street

Gabriel Park - Monday through Friday classes meet at Hitchen Field by the parking lot of the community center; Saturdays meet at the field off the path behind the tennis courts

Columbia Park - Meets at the field in front of pool building

 The Fields Park - NW 10th Avenue and Overton Street

Mt. Scott Park - Meets behind the tennis courts

Ventura Park - Meets in the grassy field near the play structure

Lincoln Park - Classes end September 2 at this location. Meets on the grassy area on SE Mill Street

Alberta Park  - Meets at the covered basketball court

How to Sign up

Due to increased safety measures and to limit check-in time, please complete these steps before attending.

1. Create or log in to your PP&R online registration account.
2. Ensure you have a credit or debit card saved to your account (customer service representatives will not be able to accept cash, so a credit card is required).
   1. Go to “My Account”.
   2. Click on “My Credit Cards”.
   3. Select “Add New”.
   4. Enter credit card information and then click on “Submit”.

Having trouble? Call 503-823-7529 and a customer service representative will assist you.

How to Participate Safely

What to expect

1. If you’ve been feeling well, arrive at the park with your own water bottle.
2. Check-in with a customer service representative who will have an iPad to sign you in. 
   Please note: Our system requires that customers provide the CVV number associated with their card on file at every transaction. No cash will be accepted.
3. HAVE FUN!

Additional Safety Measures

Face coverings are no longer required outdoors for visitors or employees at Portland Parks & Recreation facilities. Per City policy, face coverings are required at all times for those ages 5 and older when inside City-owned facilities or structures. 

Restrooms may not be available depending on location. Multnomah Arts Center does not have public restroom access at this time.

Participants should bring their own yoga mats or towels, as there are sometimes elements of nature around Fitness in the Park classes. In some cases, participants may want to double up on mats or towels, depending on their own comfort. 

Participants should bring filled water bottles, hand weights, and resistance bands if needed. 

Class Descriptions

DANCE FITNESS

Pop Pilates: Take classical Pilates to the next level by challenging students to rhythmically flow from one exercise to the next, developing a rock-solid core and leaving no muscle untouched.

Zumba for Beginners: Always wanted to try Zumba^® but apprehensive of complex dance routines? Are you a seasoned Zumba^® lover looking for a new experience? This class is for you! Choreography features larger and easier dance steps that offer a great workout and help you feel confident. Push yourself as far as you’re comfortable. This class is lively and invigorating in a welcoming atmosphere—a no-judgment zone!

Zumba Gold^®: Recreates the original moves you love at a lower-intensity, easy-to-follow Zumba^® choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion, and coordination. Come ready to sweat and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong. The class focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility, and balance!

Zumba®: A total workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility, boosted energy, and a serious dose of awesome each time you leave class. Everybody and everybody! Each Zumba^® class is designed to bring people together to sweat it on. Mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba^® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise.

Dance Fitness: Easy, low impact, dance routines combined with the versatility of strength training. Enjoy choreographed dancing to hit songs while improving overall strength and improving flexibility. This is not a high-intensity strength training class and is easy for participants of all ages to dance and be fit!

Hip Hop: Smooth out your groove with easy-to-learn contemporary hip-hop moves. A fun workout that will make a 45-minute total-body exercise fly by! Teens welcome!

Pound: Channel your inner rockstar with this full-body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and sweat-dripping fun of playing the drums.

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.

African Dance:The traditional dances and songs that are inherent in the culture of the West African peoples. High energy and focused on the fundamental positions, technique, and terminology and is designed to develop strength, balance, and artistry.

GENERAL FITNESS

STRONG Nation™: Combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio, and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, every lunge, every burpee is driven by the music, helping you make it to that last rep, and maybe even five more.

Cardio:A full-body workout that gets your heart pumping and muscles moving. You will feel the burn in all areas of your body. A challenging mix of intense, dynamic core stabilizing exercises.

Exercise for Everybody: If you’re getting into fitness, recovering from an injury, or hitting the gym isn’t really your thing this class is for you! Explore a wide variety of aerobic, strength, and flexibility exercises that will help you discover a passion for fitness.

Low Impact 20/20: Combines all your favorite aspects of fitness and puts them into one solid workout! Combine 20 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of strength. The class is light to moderate intensity with free weights, and bodyweight movements.

Cardio, Strength, and Stretch: Combines all your favorite aspects of fitness and puts them into one solid workout! Combine 15 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of strength, and 15 minutes of flexibility! Light to moderate class that works on slowly improving overall cardio, endurance, muscle tone, and flexibility.

Core and Stretch 20/20: Combines 20 minutes to strengthen your core and 20 minutes of flexibility! Progressive flexibility allows for full range of motion which enhances daily living.

Strength and Stretch: This class begins with active stretching then progresses through body-weight exercises with a focus on core strength, balance, and flexibility, ending with deep stretching on the mat.

Pilates Method: Designed to improve core strength, flexibility, muscle tone, body balance, spinal support, low back health, and body-mind awareness.

Low Impact: A variety of cardio activities to improve your cardiovascular endurance. This class is designed to be lower impact, but still effective!

Strength: FUN AND FIERCE! A dynamic strength training class uniquely geared for building and maintaining muscle and correcting body composition imbalances. This easy-to-follow format uses dumbbells and resistance bands. Come to work, leave joyful and energized! 

ADVANCED

Circuit City: Box, pump, and Jam your way through different strength and cardio workout stations in this awesome circuit training class.

Total Body:A high-intensity interval class to help burn calories quickly and build muscle. It combines conditioning drills, and strength training intervals resulting in body strengthening and improved flexibility.

HIIT: A full-body workout that can include an interval training sequence with high-intensity exercises. It builds cardiovascular fitness while improving muscular strength and endurance.

MIND/BODY - all levels

Tai Chi: A slow, gentle exercise practicing body awareness and intentional movement. Classes include exercises to strengthen core and legs, and to improve flexibility and balance.

Fundamental Yoga/Yoga: In this class, the basic, foundational yoga postures are practiced aligning, strengthen, and promote flexibility in the body. You can expect an emphasis on simplicity, repetition, and ease of movement.

Inner Strength:Teaches basic exercises influenced by dance/core movements, Pilates, and yoga. The focus of the class is to show that in a calm constant flow, while at the same time keeping the heart rate up, a person can become stronger, leaner, create body control, enhance endurance, and build awareness.

Power Yoga: Fitness-based approach to vinyasa-style yoga including poses done in sequence. A great full-body workout using your own body weight to tone and strengthen.

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: Join in this all-level class that incorporates favorite Hatha yoga positions with just the right amount of deepening into those poses, stretching, and some light flow movement–all with a goal of strengthening our individual yoga practices little by little. A judgment-free, stress-free, & fun class. Newbies are welcome!

Kundalini Yoga:A form of yoga that involves chanting, singing, breathing exercises, and repetitive poses. Its purpose is to activate your Kundalini energy or shakti. This is a spiritual energy that’s said to be located at the base of your spine. As Kundalini yoga awakens this energy, it’s supposed to enhance your awareness and help you move past your ego.

Qigong: 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.

FAMILY FITNESS

Zumba^® for Families: Classes feature kid-friendly routines based on original Zumba^® choreography. Helps develop a healthy lifestyle and incorporate fitness as a natural part of children's lives by making fitness fun.

COVID-19 related information

Our community’s parks system provides our neighbors with many opportunities to improve their mental and physical health during this public health emergency. Fitness in the Park is a creative way to continue supporting Portlanders' health and keep you connected with PP&R while following the guidance of public health officials.

Learn more about closures and postponements related to the COVID-19 pandemic response.