On Saturday May 12 I attended Self Magazine's Annual Workout In The Park for the 5th time. In NYC the event is held in Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. This annual event is from 11am to 3pm and features workouts hosted by the amazing instructors at CRUNCH gym. The event also provides giveaways, samplings, prizes, workshops, FREE swag and a year subscription to the magazine is included in the $20 ticket fee. The event is designed to bring Self's message and education of total well being to its readers.
If you have never been to this event I highly recommend attending. There is a feeling of sisterhood that one feels as soon as one walks in the park. There are woman of ALL shapes and sizes.....and a few men too!
The event opens at 11am so I thought arriving at 10 would get me pretty close to the front of the line. BOY was I wrong. There were over 200 women in front of me. Let the line bonding begin! Special shutout to Becky who shared her sunscreen with me.
Thankfully it was an absolutely beautiful day in NYC.
After an hour wait it was my turn to register. By the way, the event does NOT allow same day registration. One must register in advance and they usually sell out so get your tickets for next year early!
The Celebrity emcee was Danielle Monaro from the Z100 Morning Zoo and Dolvett Quince from The Biggest Loser made a special appearance. Must say.....he's VERY good on the eyes! Jus Sayin ladies!
I thought I was done with lines.......WRONG! This was the line for the Yoga class. I registered for the Sunrise Salutations. This was actually one of two lines for classes. Most of the ladies participated in the classes on the main stage and there were no lines for that.
Just finished getting my yoga ON.....now I'm ready for some fun.
Reebok Fitness Zone hosted the CrossFit Workout of the Day. Unfortunately I did not participate since the bands for that class were finished by the time I headed over there. Kinda bummed I missed it.
MAIN STAGE. Where everyone dropped their stuff and got their workout ON!
Luna Bar Samples. Yummy!
More Main Stage Fun
Me and the Laughing Cow
More sponsor giveaways and samples
Now my absolute favorite class was with the Fly Girls. These chicks got the party started. It was basically a cardio dance class set to 90s music. I'm talking Bell Biv Devoe's Poison, Janet Jacket's Pleasure Principle and.....Arrested Development's Tennessee! I/WE partied HARD and ended it with an old school pose. These ladies ROCK!
In addition to lots of Luna Bars and Smart Water I got some SWAG!
I will definitely attend next year!
LOVED the post! Maybe next year I can attend ^_^ Xoxo Malikah
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting :-). We can add this to the list of events you need to attend in NYC.
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