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Marcus Garvey Outdoor Pool (Visit this link)

An outdoor pool run by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

18 Mount Morris @ 124th Street & 5th Avenue

(212) 410-2818

Last Modified: Friday May 02 2008

Marcus Garvey Outdoor Pool is located in
Harlem

other neighborhoods in Northern Manhattan include:

East Harlem , Fort George , Harlem , Hamilton Heights , Inwood , Morningside Heights , Washington Heights

Sixty well-spent minutes

Behind his sunglasses, he quickly appraises your fitness. Running alongside you, he compliments you on your form, while noting a small unevenness in stride, and a tendency to lean forward. Leading you through simple but exhausting drills, he finds your strengths and weaknesses in an instant. He is your personal trainer. If you are lucky, his name is Christof Prus.

With a master's degree in coaching and conditioning from Jagiellonian University in Poland, Christof is well-schooled in sports. As a successful triathlete and a personal trainer for twelve years, Christof is well-sported himself. He still takes individual clients while also maintaining a business helping clients set up personal gyms. For the casual and more serious athlete alike, Christof recommends training along the lines of his "3-D" training regimen: an alternation of strength and endurance training, ...

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