Stay on Your Sofa While Soaking in Some 19th Century Brooklyn Fitness History
Here’s a tour that doesn’t require actually expending any physical energy while giving you a wealth of fascinating insight into the fitness craze that emerged in Brooklyn in the late 19th century.
Pratt Institute students demonstrating the ball exercise in 1896. Illustration via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Here’s a tour that doesn’t require actually expending any physical energy while giving you a wealth of fascinating insight into the fitness craze that emerged in Brooklyn in the late 19th century.
The Municipal Art Society’s virtual tour “Let’s Get Physical: Brooklyn’s 19th Century Journey to Fitness” with Brownstoner columnist and preservationist Suzanne Spellen will take a dive into the clubs and gurus that offered borough residents a chance to shape up.
The tour takes place on Thursday, February 24 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 ($15 for MAS members) and can be reserved at the tour page online.
If you want to get out and stretch your legs, there is another tour offering. Stroll through Vinegar Hill with guide Lucie Levine for an exploration of centuries of immigration and industrial and architectural history in the neighborhood. The in-person tour on Saturday, February 19 at 11 a.m. is limited to 20 attendees. Tickets are $30 ($20 for MAS members) and can be reserved online.
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