active and passive recreation areas

 One playground leader said that parks were appropriately called
urban “breathing spaces” because “breathing was about all one was permitted to do in
them” (Boyer, pp. 244-245).

ACTIVE RECREATION
Active recreation is based on physiology
and is defined as activities that result in a
healthy increase in aerobic rate

PASSIVE RECREATION
In contrast, passive recreation includes
those activities that do not result in increased
aerobic rates. Passive recreation
provides important benefi ts for mental
health and stress reduction.
The terms active and passive recreation
describe activities, not sites or facilities

http://www.gastateparks.org/content/Georgia/parks/SCORP/SCORP_final/06_Introduction.pdf

passive recreation areas
Plazas and privately owned public spaces
Park Chelsea's plazas and privately owned public spaces with few exceptions are passive recreation areas.
One Riverside place has a playground for children, all adult activities are passive.

The seating plaza at the general post office is essentially a passive seating plaza. However some people may choose to use the stairmaster that is installed at the location to create an active recreation experience.

other than these two exceptions all of our plazas and privately owned public spaces only offer the passive recreational activities of sitting, eating, reading  schmoozing and using Wi-Fi.

New York City parks department parks

New York City parks within the Chelsea area  offer some active recreation activities, however for the most part they offer a limited range of activities.

Madison Sq., Park offers a playground for children, and active recreation activities for dogs.
Union  Sq., Park offers a playground for children, and active recreation activities for dogs


The high line offers walking as an active recreation activity.

The portion of Hudson River Park that resides in Chelsea offers water sports, skateboarding and through its associated Chelsea waterside Park a wide variety of active recreation activities.

Chelsea Park offers a wide variety of active recreation activities.

Chelsea park/playgrounds offer active recreation to children along with basketball for adults.


Herald Sq, Greely Sq and Worth square all offer only passive activities related to seating