Bronx —

Gazing out of floor-to-ceiling glass windows onto Poe Park, Isabel Colon said she couldn’t imagine her week without her Thursday morning fitness class at the park’s new visitor center.

“My body needs it. And I feel great,” said Colon.

One of the things that keeps her coming back, Colon said, is the class’ convenience. Almost every day, she said, she walks to Poe Park to get her day started right.

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