New moon, new you: park calisthenics

You no longer need to wait for the new year to start something new, since according to the lunar and divination experts of our group, the new moon is also a great time to start something new. (You can start something new anytime really, but this might be the nudge it takes for some of you.)

Calisthenics is just a fancy way of saying body weight exercises, so we'll be doing exercises that don't require any special equipment. To keep things simple, the exercises here will avoid not just special equipment but also any equipment, so you'll be able to do everything we do here at home after.

It's okay if you've never done this kind of workout before since I'll give variations of each exercise to make things easier or harder, and you can pick which variation you want to do. The actual exercising part will be pretty short (not 1.5 hours), but I'll also be explaining things and give time for questions. This will be a gradual and casual session, so if there's any exercise you don't feel comfortable doing, just skip it.

We'll be on grass, so if you're a popular mosquito snack, wear full sleeves/pants/bug repellent.

GETTING THERE
This park will be to the right of where we met for the full moon walk a couple weeks ago, so if you went for that, you've already been where this is.

VTA has 4 routes that stop pretty much right in front of our meeting spot: 20 (get off at Orchard Station), ACE Brown (get off at River Oaks & 1st), Green Line (get off at River Oaks Station, doesn't show up in table but shows up in dropdown for origin and destination), and Blue Line (get off at River Oaks Station, also doesn't show up in table but shows up in dropdown for origin and destination).
BART's Orange and Green lines also connect directly with VTA's 20 (see above) at the Milpitas station, so you can also transfer from BART to VTA and get to our spot.

There's also plenty of street parking around the area and a parking garage, but PAY ATTENTION to where you park since there's lots of free street parking but some of it is residential and some is timed so pick carefully.

FOOD
If you want to eat before you leave, you have a bunch of options within a 2 minute walk: Pokeworks, Inchin's Bamboo Garden, Starbucks, B3Boyz, A2B Indian, Biryani Bazaar, and Blast & Brew. One of our members also happened to recommend A2B Indian a couple weeks ago, so that should be a solid option.

Photo credit: https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/river-view-park-san-jose?select=BzzeIbyjh4y09z1oX2asMQ

SAFETY DISCLAIMER
The organizers of this meet-up are unpaid volunteers and not expert guides. All participants agree to assume 100% responsibility for their own safety, conduct, and well-being and recognize that possible hazards exist while participating in outdoor (or any other) activities, and agree to participate solely at their own risk. If you RSVP “Yes” and/or attend any of our events, it shall be conclusively presumed that you understand and agree to this policy and disclaim the host of any liability.