{"id":294955,"date":"2026-07-13T22:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294955\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:34:09","slug":"10-easy-ways-to-stay-fit-in-manhattan-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294955\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Easy Ways To Stay Fit In Manhattan This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9. Keep Kids Moving During Break <\/p>\n<p>When school is out, kids may have more free time but fewer built-in chances to move during the day. For families trying to avoid expensive activities, public parks, school playgrounds, walking trails and library programs can help fill the gap. <\/p>\n<p>The Park District offers summer camps for ages 3 &#8211; 12 and holiday camps for K-5th grade, complete with optional before and after care hours. Camps are instructed by caring professionals who create an environment of adventure and fun while encouraging positive social development, physical activity, and emotional well-being. Campers create long-lasting friendships while learning new skills, playing favorite games, expressing creativity, and making lifelong memories. <\/p>\n<p> Summer campers enjoy weekly field trips, visits to Manhattan Public Library, and fun at Central Park Splash Pad and Round Barn Farm. Camps are held at Central Park, the Hansen Community Center, and Round Barn Farm. Installment billing options are available. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanparks.org\/camps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Find out more online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District offers a restorative yoga and sound bath experience for teens and adults. <a href=\"https:\/\/manhattanelwood.librarycalendar.com\/events\/month\/2026\/08?program_types%5B16%5D=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Find out more online<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>A splash pad is available at Central Park, an 11-acre community park located in downtown Manhattan. Central Park was the Park District\u2019s first developed park, purchased in 1960 for $4,000 with funds generated by community fundraising efforts. Central Park features both passive and active recreation opportunities and is home to the new Splash Pad and community-wide events, including our Sip of Summer concerts. The park features a pond with a recently restored shoreline and planted with native vegetation, pavilions, newly renovated restrooms, athletic courts and fields, a playground, and a walking path connected to the Wauponsee Trail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"9. Keep Kids Moving During Break When school is out, kids may have more free time but fewer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-294955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}