Asphalt Green

12/05/03

Go for the Green!

by ballgirl

This is one fantastic place. The staff is friendly, the pool is amazing, the fitness center has awesome classes. It's such a gem on the Upper East Side.

08/14/03

Two multipurpose athletic complexes as well as surrounding playing areas serve a diverse clientele at this massive sports facility.

by Contributor

The Scene
Built on five acres of city-owned property, Asphalt Green is a not-for-profit sports venue with incredibly varied programming. Where else would you find pregnant teens from Inwood House relaxing in a small water pool (with a hydraulic floor) while nearby geriatric ladies who lunch swim Olympic-length laps under a luminous skylight of fogged glass? Separate dressing rooms are provided for members and guests, but everyone has access to a steamroom.

The Workout
Free weights and Nautilus are practically passe--but available--at this gym, which has both FitLinxx (a simulated trainer attached to the exercise machines) and a handicapped-accessible universal fitness station. With four basketball courts (three outdoors), an astroturfed athletic field (baseball, softball, lacrosse, etc.), a running track (accessible to the public) and even a little theater where puppet shows are regularly performed, this place dwarfs other health clubs in terms of physical magnitude, class options and community outreach.

12/30/02

Asphaltlutely Amazing

by selma911

The fitness center overlooks the river and is beautiful, the pool is amazing and the staff is extremely friendly. Asphalt Green is a 10 across the boards.

08/20/02

Not a Meet Market

by jennifercostello

Great gym, people serious about getting healthier, not cheesy guys hitting on every girl in there, not total psycho beefcakes... great classes, phenom pool, very clean, never over crowded. maybe a bit pricier than nysc and equinox, but well worth it and still less than the really big ticket places like reebok and crunch

07/24/02

user friendly

by ggbjr

Asphalt Green Fitness Center is really user friendly. The cardio pieces look out over the east river/triborough bridge, the weight machines are hooked up to Fitlinxx system that keeps track of your workouts. They have all different kinds of machines that hit all the various muscle groups in different ways. The free weight area is set up with equipment like a major college, pro-team, olympic training center. They even have all this special equipment for stretching and relaxation. Staff is with it and quite helpfull, most of them really know their stuff. The atmosphere is very friendly and relaxed. The place is very clean and the equipment is well kept. Add the really great pool, full size astro-turf field with indoor and outdoor jogging tracks, the basketball gym, and I think you have found an "Athletic Paradise"

• Pros: super equipment, great value, fun
• Cons: parking

07/24/02

Multi-Use

by GBardis

The facility has a lot of variety of equipment. Able to hadle elite athletes to novice users,People with Disabilities. Rehab. etc. Great freeweight equipment for Powerlifting and Olympic lifting. Fitlinxx System (computer integrated sensors on lifting machines) monitors your workout and gives you constant feedback on your range of motion, speed etc, and keeps track of weight lifted, sets and reps, also tracks cardio workouts.

• Pros: Clean, Friendly, Moderate price
• Cons: Parking