We're talking about the best NYC ninja warrior gyms, parkour classes and obstacle courses for kids! Parents, please like and review your family's favorite parkour spot below.
Do your kids love letting off steam at the local trampoline parks? They'll jump at the chance to try ninja classes to challenge those skills. Like going rock climbing as a family? Parkour courses will challenge kids and adults alike, and are especially great if you need activities to try with your teen!
The Movement Creative
Jennie Utsinger: For outdoor parkour, kids can build strength and confidence at the Movement Creative, a "nomadic movement studio" in NYC. Drop-in classes for kids and semester-long after school programs are held at locations throughout NYC.
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Chelsea Piers Field House
Jennie Utsinger: Chelsea Piers has it all, and that now includes drop-in parkour classes for teens. The facility's spring floors and foam safety pits are incorporated into challenging courses for beginners through experienced teens.
Discovery Programs
Jennie Utsinger: This kid-focused studio offers traditional parkour classes for kids. Children, as young as 4, can learn the fundamentals of parkour starting with Pre-Parkour classes. Parkour for Kids class gives older students a chance to be physically and mentally challenged. A wide variety of other classes are available as well, including music, dance, art, gymnastics, and martial arts.
Brooklyn Zoo
Jennie Utsinger: Brooklyn Zoo's huge 10,000 sq ft. parkour and fitness facility has youth parkour and parent & child parkour classes. In addition to parkour, the facility offers other unique classes such as ninja warrior, trampoline, tumbling, tricking, and circus.
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