Published on: 2026-10-02
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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With the arrival of autumn, activities aimed at strengthening health and harmonious development continue in Moscow parks. The project “Leisure in the parks”, organized by the city Department of Culture, invites city residents to join both calm practices for restoring balance and more dynamic workouts.
Working with energy through breathing
Qigong is an ancient practice that helps strengthen health and cope with stress using breathing techniques and special exercises. Participants learn various methods of working with energy, as well as how to relax and restore inner balance. Classes are held in the pavilion “Ecology” on Vorobyovy Gory, at the outdoor venue in N.E. Bauman Garden, in the gazebo “Garden Cottage” in the Hermitage Garden, as well as in the pavilion “Sports” the recreation areas «Terletskaya Dubrava» and on northern square Izmailovsky Park. Only adults are allowed to participate. Pre-registration is required.
Participants in the October training sessions will be able to master various techniques. Each session begins with learning five types of breathing. During the training, city residents will learn the “dragon awakening” technique — a set of exercises aimed at activating energy centers and awakening inner strength, as well as try static practices such as “pushing the mountain,” which strengthens the core and develops internal power, the “tree” stance, which helps accumulate energy and develop stability, and the “moon holding” exercise, which develops balance and concentration.
A rhythm that invigorates
Those who prefer a dynamic format are welcome to attend fitness classes “Rhythm of the Body” and pilates in the “Ecology” pavilion on the Vorobyovy Hills. The program includes basic exercises — squats, push-ups, planks, abdominal work, as well as elements of functional training, stretching, and circuit training. Participants develop strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. City residents over 18 years old can join the workouts. Pre-registration is required.
A poomsae section has opened in the “Sport” pavilion of the “Terletskaya Dubrava” recreational area “Lumos”. This is a new circus discipline that harmoniously combines motor skill development with aesthetic education. The object manipulation club trains agility and coordination, and also comprehensively develops children’s mental and physical abilities, broadening their horizons. Young performers master spectacular elements — from the “windmill,” where synchronized rotation is honed, to the complex “fountain” at the upper level. Special interest is sparked by the “helicopter” — an element requiring precise horizontal rotations simultaneously on two levels. The program concludes with the “wave,” which teaches children to combine synchronous and asynchronous movements, turning the training into a genuine circus performance. Children over 12 years old are welcome here. Prior registration is required.
You can engage in a comprehensive system of physical and spiritual development that combines hand-to-hand combat techniques and working with internal energy in the club “Wushu” in the glass pavilion of Izmailovsky Park. Visitors can expect basic stances, strikes, blocks, and formal sequences (taolu), as well as learning self-defense and the history of the ancient art. Training begins with dynamic meditation and practicing combat breathing, which help control body and mind. Athletes will learn special control movements, such as “spider’s paw,” “upper block,” and “overturning bridge,” as well as various steps—the archer, the leopard, and the empty step. Great attention is given to hand and foot strike techniques, including dynamic, snapping, and dropping strikes, as well as their combinations with movements. Pre-registration is required. Only citizens over 18 years old are allowed to participate in the classes.
Mosgortur is an institution subordinate to the Moscow Department of Culture. It is engaged in organizing and developing quality standards for children’s recreation, training and employment of counselors, as well as issues of inclusive leisure. Among Mosgortur’s popular projects are “Moscow Holidays”, “Leisure in the Parks” and Central school Moscow counselors.
The Mosgortur event program promotes the achievement of the goals and objectives of the national project in the city “Youth and Children” and “Family”. More information about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found on the special on the page.
To find out how the capital has changed in recent years, what initiatives aimed at making the lives of city residents even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its inhabitants in the near future, you can in the large-scale special project on the portal mos.ru, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. Among them are transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and construction.
On the project page “Sport” Information is presented about the reconstruction of dozens of historic sports facilities, including the Olympic complex “Luzhniki”, the ski complex “Vorobyovy Gory”, and the equestrian sports complex “Bitza”, as well as about sports infrastructure available to every city resident.
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