Barefoot Brooklyn is a group for minimally shod and barefoot runners of all levels of experience. Our group is in it for the sheer fun of running--and it is, when you're barefoot! See our "About" page (linked just below this text) for a few tips and some resources to help get you started. We're just getting the ball rolling, so all suggestions and ideas are welcome. If you are curious about barefoot running, but not ready to kick off your shoes, feel free to join us in your sneakers.

Barefoot Runners NYC is a group of runners who have left their thick-soled sneakers in the dust and started running with Vibram Five Fingers, other minimal sole shoes, or totally barefoot. Maybe you've read Born to Run, or maybe you've gotten injured running and are looking for a better solution -- whatever your reason, this is the place. The body's natural stride is a healthier, more natural way to run, resulting in better running efficiency and fewer injuries. We follow a lot of Daniel Lieb …

As the owners of Good for the Soles, a Center for Natural Running and Walking, in Northampton, one of our primary goals is for our center to become a meeting place for minimalist and barefoot runners. Our purpose is to join together, not only to run, but to discuss our passion for minimalist running, learn from one another, and spread the word about the benefits of natural running. Any person, at any ability level, who is interested in running and/or walking naturally is welcome! It doesn't matt …

Three of my favorite things to do are: figure drawing, making music, and playing games--all while sipping wine and and eating fancy cheeses with like-minded creative and fun people. To that end I am opening my house in Windsor Terrace Brooklyn for a once-or-twice-a-month get-together to anyone who would like to share in these activities. Whether you are an accomplished gamer, artist, and musician, or a novice that can barely play an instrument or draw, and never played Scrabble or Boggle in your …

MovNat NYC is a group for those who wish to strengthen their body and mind outdoors through MovNat principles geared toward employing the muscles and movements the human body was designed for. Inspired by MovNat (www.movnat.com), we hone the body's 12 movements and improvise fun and challenging ways of utilizing our body's natural abilities. We climb trees and rocks, lift logs, balance, run, jump,  and anything else that's fun and gets the heart going! Our membership draws from the barefoot runn …

Women in Motion! This group's mission is to: 1) encourage women of all ages, and backgrounds to run and walk their way to better health and fitness. "If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run." - John Bingham Now shall I walk or shall I ride? "Ride," Pleasure said. "Walk," Joy replied. - W. Davi …

You can think of Le Methode Naturelle as an "organic" workout. It uses mankind's innate drive to move, play, and work in order to be more in sync with the natural environment. This is not working out for just working out's sake----it's incrementally making your body and mind more functional. In other words, there's no gym needed, no fees, no machines. All one needs is creativity, community, and a natural sense of fun and freedom. We meet at various parks in the Central and North Jersey areas. We …

Dances: Every Saturday morning Time: 10am to noon Location: Dance Theater Workshop, 219 West 19th Street, between 7th & 8th Aves., 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10011 Fee: $15 (full-time students with valid ID, $10) 5Rhythms founder Gabrielle Roth says: "Put your psyche in motion, and it will heal itself." This meditation practice can heal body and soul through expressive dance movement through five energies or beats: Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. Using music from around the world, thi …

Meet other local people interested in Capoeira, the Brazilian martial art. capoeiratribeca.com This is a Capoeira Group for beginners and advanced students at a very moderate price. Come and join us. You will learn the style of Grupo Senzala, one of the most old and respected Capoeira groups of Brazil. Our teacher is blue cord Prof. Pit Bull. Our studios are excellent and classes are very personalized. Classes start at 7:00pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 390 Broadway at the Chines …

The world’s oldest dance, Belly Dance, is a spiritual connection between soul, mind and body. Belly Dancing differs from other fitness programs because it offers it’s practitioner a total experience of well-being, joy, freedom and most importantly, is a celebration of the feminine soul and inner spirit through movement. PHYSICAL BENEFITS - Fitness ( exercise whole body)- Low-impact (easy on the knees and therefore people of any age and weight can dance)- Muscle dance (as opposed to step dance) …

Exhilarate! Intervals Fit Camp and PiYo Strength in Cooper Park and McCarren Park - Small Group Classes forming NOW! All classes will begin the week of June 11* Get fit, have fun, reduce stress, enjoy fresh air, burn calories, make friends! ALL fitness levels welcome – modifications will be offered for those new to the program as well as those desiring more difficulty or intensity. 4-Week Sessions include 2 classes per week, for a total of 8 for ONLY $100! (except Saturday session, 1 class per …

This club is intended for people who desire fast-paced walks to music (personal IPods), that will range from 3-10 miles in length. At about 16-18 minutes per mile, the walks will take place in various areas of Longmeadow as well as at Skinner Mountain in South Hadley. I am also planning overnight camping trips in Cape Cod (Nickerson State Park), where we will continue our fast-paced walks on the seemingly endless shores of Nauset Beach. Of interest, is that on selected walks, we will do very sho …