400-meter track in City Park
With beautiful landscape designed for walkers, runners and bikers your workout won’t feel like a workout at all with the scenic paths around the this park.
Choose an Area
Types:
- Outdoor park
- Running Route
- Walking route
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Audubon Park
This 400-acre lushly landscaped park located about 6 miles from the New Orleans central business district and only a few steps away from Tulane University's campus is the most convenient greenscape for those staying in the French Quarter and Garden District.
Types:
- Miscellaneous Sweating
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Franco's Athletic Club (Magazine Street)
This athletic club is Franco’s is situated right in the heart of the Garden District of New Orleans. The owners describe this club as innovative, unique and inclusive by having the best of everything under one roof and at a price within reach.
Types:
- Healthclub
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French Quarter/City Park Route
Note 1: Only consider running this route during the day. Note 2: This route is recommended only for those who have a run partner. Rampart Street is busy with traffic and some of the neighborhoods are sketchy. Please see our St.
Types:
- Running Route
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Lakefront Arena Aquatic Center (Kiefer University of New Orleans)
Two pools are available for swimmers at this university facility. As the host of local swim meets and competitions, the deeper indoor 50-meter version is preferable to the outdoor 6 x 25-yard alternative. From April to August, the indoor pool is set to 50 meters.
Types:
- Swimming Pool
- Swimming
- University/College
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New Orleans Athletic Club
Popular with local workout junkies, this is the highest-rated health club in the French Quarter and surrounding area. The gym's roots go back to the 1920's. Fortunately, NOAC's equipment has been upgraded since then (although some of the rooms/walls have original characteristics).
Types:
- Healthclub
- Swimming Pool
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Ochsner Fitness Downtown
Finding this 13th-floor fitness center can be tricky, so ask hotel staff or any security personnel you come across for help. If you go at it alone, enter through the doors on the driveway off Carondelet Street next to the parking garage located just off the corner of Poydras and Carondelet.
Types:
- Healthclub
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Reyn Studios (Magazine St.)
This yoga studio is located in the Warehouse District, not too far from the famous French Quarter. Reyn offers primarily heated flow classes, which are held in the “Main Stage”, a loft style wood-floor room surrounded by exposed brick walls and oversize windows. The second room, “Back Stage”,
Types:
- Yoga
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St. Charles Avenue Route
Our distance begins in front of the Loews hotel (Poydras & S. Peters Sts.), but most other hotels are within a half-mile of this Start/Finish:
* Run south along S. Peters St. (use the sidewalk)
* After a few blocks, turn R on Andrew Higgins Drive and follow to Lee Circle
Types:
- Running Route
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University of New Orleans Rec. Center
Swim fans will appreciate the 25-yard, 4-lane lap pool that is part of the student recreation and fitness center. This is a solid, well equipped facility. Pool is clean and competition quality (see photos).
Types:
- Healthclub
- Swimming Pool
- University/College
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