Kingston Connections:
Physical Health and Well-Being
Resources, Opportunities, and Tools for Exercise and Fitness:There are numerous ways to exercise at home and at no cost, from doing yoga at home, going for runs, walking, dancing in your bedroom, dancing with friends, weightlifting, cleaning your house, chopping firewood, raking leaves, plowing snow, gardening and so much more.
However, there are many advantages to exercising at fitness centers, through classes and programs, and community centers:
◇ One advantage to exercising at gyms and fitness centers, taking fitness classes,m and joining local sports groups is the opportunity to mix with your community, meet new people, build relationships, and support one another in exercise and beyond.
If you don’t see a fitness group for the kind of activity you want to do, you could also start your own fitness group. The City of Kingston even has an application for you to do this!
Just contact Kingston Parks and Recreation's main office, either by phone (845)-481-7330 or by emailing the Carole Huppert at chuppert@kingston-ny.gov
Directory of Fitness and Exercise Resources in Ulster County:
Ulster County YMCA, Kingston
The boys and Girls Club of Kingston, Kingston
Planet Fitness Kingston, Kingston
Wild Earth Wilderness School, Stone Ridge
Mid Hudson Athletic Club of Kingston, also known as MAC Fitness
Ignite Fitness, New Paltz
Mountain Scout Survival School, Beacon
Kingston Community fitness Classes, Kingston
Kingston Athletics + Crossfit of Ulster, Kingston
Girls on the Run, New Paltz
Onteora Runners Club, Kingston
Shawangunk Runners Club, New Paltz
YMCA of Kingston Running Program, Kingston
Kingston Martial Arts, Kingston
Core Cardio Kingston,Kickboxing club, Kingston
Leclerc’s Martial Arts, Kingston
Take the Leap Dance, Gardner
Saugerties Ballet Center, Saugerties
Ballet School of Kingston, Kingston
Hudson Valley Pole Arts, Kingston
Vanaver Caravan, New Paltz
Ulster County Pool Complex, New Paltz
La Finca Futbol (soccer) Training Institute, Kingston
Hot Spot Yoga, Kingston
The Yoga house, Kingston
Kingston Yoga Lab, Kingston
Anahata Yoga, Kingston
Agape Yoga, Kingston
Guide to Hudson Valley Bike Trails
New York State Empire Bike Trail
The O&W Trail of the Rondout Valley
A Guide to Ulster County Hiking Trails
Hiking and Scenic Walks in Ulster County
And more.
Resources, Tools and Opportunities for
Healthy Food and Nutrition
The Ulster County Directory of Healthy Food
A list of restaurants in the hudson valley with healthy menu options.
Healthy Cooking Classes from Cornell Cooperative Extension
These classes are offered once a month and will teach you to cook a new item each time.
People’s Place Food pantry and free dining
Reservoir Food Pantry, Boiceville. Food pantry.
Angel Food East, Kingston. Food pantry and home-cooked meals.
New York State Farmers Markets that accept SNAP
This is a guide to using your SNAP benefits at farmers markets.
A Map and Directory of Ulster County Food Pantries and Meal Programs
This is a resource which you can both call on when you need to and which you can contribute to when you have the time or means.
New York State Farmers Market Locator
This is an interactive map to farmers markets in our region, their times and locations.
This is a resource for free, fresh and local food.
Live Well Kingston Healthy Food Directory
This is a directory and map of healthy food options in and around kingston.
Garden and farm fresh food store.
Community owned grocery story in the works offering healthy food in the center of Kingston.
Fresh Produce from the farm
Healthy and affordable food in a small community owned grocery store.
Hudson Valley Food System Coalition
Organization influences food policy in the Hudson Valley and facilitates collaboration to encourage food access.
A directory of food pantries in the Kingston area.
Food access program distributing affordable fresh food to farmers markets, markets, farm stands and organizations in Ulster County.
Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
Free food and meals.
A variety of accessible and affordable food initiatives, including accepting SNAP at the farm store.
Feed Hudson Valley, Community Food Network
An effort to rescue food that is at risk of going to waste and mitigating food waste.
A state initiative to support local farming and food distribution that began during the pandemic.
Surplus Food Network through Nourish NY
A database through Nourish New York to access surplus food that will otherwise go to waste
Fresh and affordable food, locally grown.
A 2020 Assessment of Food Insecurity in the Hudson Valley
From Bard College.
A 2022 Evaluation of Food Insecurity in Ulster County
From the County legislature.
A Report on Challenges in the Hudson Valley Food System
From Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley