Healthy Week has arrived! From May 21st – 27th, NBC Connecticut is kicking off a summer of health by encouraging locals to stay active and involved. By finding the best places in the city to participate in social sports, NBC Connecticut hopes to inspire locals to try new things, improve their fitness and meet new people along the way. NBC Connecticut’s Social Sports campaign is part of a broader initiative to connect locals with their community and improve Connecticut’s quality of life. Check out our list below to find quality venues in your neighborhood Biking, Yoga, Soccer, Softball, Basketball, Golf, and Hiking
Biking:
Appalachian Mountain Club, CT Chapter (LAB), Mystic AMC Main Office
5 Joy Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-523-0636
Fax: 617-523-0722
Toll Free: 800-372-1758
www.outdoors.org
Road and mountain biking, day and weekend trips
Connecticut Bicycle Coalition
www.ctbike.org
Eastern Bloc Cycling Club
C/O John Legere,
43 East Hill Road
Canton, CT 06019
www.easternbloc.net
60-member family-oriented club offers a schedule of road, mtn and cyclo-cross trips.
Hat City Cyclists, Bethel (LAB) –
PO Box 1034
Bethel, CT 06801
Phone: 1-866-HLP-CLUB
Email: webmaster@hatcitycyclists.org
www.hatcitycyclists.org
organizes rides and events
NEMBA Connecticut Chapter
www.ctnemba.org
Pequot Cyclists (LAB), Gales City
www.pequotcyclists.com
Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club, Westport (LAB)
Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club
P.O. Box 1144
Darien, Connecticut 06820
Email: mailbox@soundcyclists.com
www.soundcyclists.com
Southern Connecticut Cycle Club, New Haven (LAB)
P.O. Box 51
New Haven, CT 06501-0051
Email: events@ctcycle.org
http://www.ctcycle.org/
weekly rides
Thread City Cyclers, Mansfield
Email: threadcitycyclers@gmail.com
www.threadcitycyclers.com
100-member club offers road and mountain biking trips
Yankee Pedalers
c/o Suzanne Petke
77 Arrowwood LN
Bloomfield, CT 06002-1697
Email: yankpedal@aol.com
www.yankeepedalers.com
schedules several recreational rides each month in northcentral and northwestern CT
Yoga:
Yoga Centers of Connecticut Directory
http://www.yoga-centers-directory.net/usa/connecticut.htm
Soccer:
Connecticut Adult Recreational Soccer League
george@carsl.org
http://www.carsl.org/Links.html
Connecticut Football Club
LeagueAthletics.com, LLC.
30 Old Kings Highway
Suite 175
Darien, CT 06820
Email: 203-604-9520
http://www.connecticutfootballclub.com/
Softball:
Amateur Softball Association of America
http://www.connecticutasa.com/
Basketball
CT Boys Travel Basketball League
http://www.cbtbl.com/
CT Girls Basketball League
http://www.ctgirlsbasketballleague.org/
Golf:
Connecticut State Golf Association
Golf House
35 Cold Spring Road, Suite 212
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Telephone: (860) 257-4171
Fax: (860) 257-8355
E-mail: info@csgalinks.org
http://www.csgalinks.org/
Hiking:
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
P.O. Box 807 799 Washington Street
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0807
Phone: 304.535.6331
Fax: 304.535.2667
Email: info@appalachiantrail.org
http://www.appalachiantrail.org/
Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA)
16 Meriden Road
Rockfall, CT 06481
Phone: 860-346-2372
Email: info@ctwoodlands.org
http://www.ctwoodlands.org/
