Grab a water bottle, towel and maybe a yoga mat, and get your sweat on at these no-cost classes in and around America’s fittest city. Most of them take place outdoors, and all of them are open to all experience levels.
Arlington County Parks and Rec
Take a 45-minute, bodyweight-only Muscle Conditioning class as part of the parks and rec department’s drop-in fitness program. For instance, you can get pumped on Mondays at 12:15 p.m.at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center courts (3501 S. 2nd St., Arlington), Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. at Lubber Run Community Center (300 N. Park Drive, Arlington) and Thursdays at Thomas Jefferson Community Center plaza at 5:30 p.m. Check the website for a link to activity schedules.
The Boro Tysons
Every other Thursday, Body Fit Training Tysons brings the sweat with a free high-intensity workout that blends cardio and resistance training to build lean muscle and boost endurance. Catch the next one June 12, 6-6:45 p.m. And every other Saturday, Outrun Gravity hosts a free bodyweight bootcamp with high-energy moves. The next class is June 14, 9-10 a.m. 8350 Broad St., Tysons
Flex and Flow at Founders Row
Fitness coach Britt Daniels leads this weekly series, which wraps up June 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m., with puppy yoga. Support Petey and Furends, a local nonprofit dedicated to animal rescue and advocacy, while you get centered and balanced. Before that, though, there’s pilates and yoga in the park (June 10) and Drumbeat Yoga (June 17). 109 Founders Ave., Falls Church
Fit @ The Fountain
This free outdoor, instructor-led series from DC Fray and the National Landing BID is back with classes Mondays, 6-7 p.m., at Met Park from June 9-July 28. New this year is a punch card program that nets you prizes the more workouts you do. Reserve a blank punch card from DC Fray and get one stamp for each class you take. Three stamps earns you a recycled aluminum water bottle; five yields a yoga mat; and eight rewards you with a gym bag and $50 gift card to Hustle Strength & Cycle Studio. Classes include barre by Barre Unbound and yoga and pilates by Mind Your Body Oasis. 1601 Crystal Drive, Arlington (National Landing)
Lululemon Summer Sweat Series
On Wednesdays at 6 p.m. through Sept. 24, sweat it out to a weekly bodyweight, high-intensity interval training session on the rooftop of Market Garage at Mosaic District. All abilities are welcome. The Yoga in the Park series happens every Tuesday at 6 p.m. through Sept. 23. Expect to try different forms of the practice on your mat in Strawberry Park. 2910 District Ave., Fairfax (Mosaic District)
The Plaza at Mason Square
Stop by the plaza at George Mason University’s Arlington campus for fitness and fun almost every weekday evening through Aug. 8. Mind the Mat bring pilates on Mondays, 6-7 p.m.; Ferocity Dance Company gets you grooving on Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m.; Mind the Mat returns with yoga on Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.; and on Fridays, you can kick your weekend into action with a mid-day flow with SPENGA from 12:30-1 p.m. or Zumba Power Hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington (Virginia Square)
Summer Yoga on the Patio
Unroll your mat on June 21, 10-11 a.m., for a free all-levels yoga class at Upside on Moore. Instructor Christina Hyrkas will lead yogis through movements and breath to release tension and clear the mind. 1700 N. Moore St., Arlington (Rosslyn)
Wind Down Wednesday
Onelife Fitness at Ballston Quarter will host a Zumba class on June 18, 5-6 p.m. Think Latin and international tunes combined with easy-to-follow dance moves that are designed to make movement so fun you won’t realize you’re working out. 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Yoga with Gina
Not only is this class free, but you can get get paid to stretch in Upside on Moore’s Marigold Room every other Wednesday from 7-8 a.m. Each attendee will leave feeling lengthened, calm and ready to spend the $5 gift card they can cash in at any the food hall’s vendors on the day of the class. A yoga enthusiast since 2008, instructor Gina Robinson “blends challenging sequences with fluid transitions, building accessible classes for practitioners of all levels,” according to her website. 1700 N. Moore St., Arlington (Rosslyn)