A monthly digest from Asphalt Green bringing you resources and news from the world of sports, fitness, and play.

VOL. 11 // MARCH 2025

PREVIEW 

Here's what we've kept an eye on in the worlds of sports, fitness, and play this month:

• Asphalt Green Soccer Club's Amelie Donzo signs for Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenino (C.F.F.) the largest professional women's academy in Europe. [Read]
• Head Trainer Jenna Andreatta demonstrates how to use the Glute-Ham-Developer (GHD) machine to upgrade your leg days. [Watch]
• During Black History Month and every month, we celebrate community leaders who fought to bring sports, fitness, and play to all. [Read]

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ASPHALT GREEN'S NEW WEBSITE

While you've been working on your fitness and athletic goals, our team has been on a journey of our own. Last year, we set out to create a new website that better reflects our commitment to excellence and empowers our community members to make the most of all we have to offer. With our new site officially launched, you can take take advantage of easy enrollment for classes and programming, online course catalogues, live schedule updates, and so much more. If you haven't seen the upgrade yet, we encourage you to visit asphaltgreen.org.

SPORTS

AG ATHLETES GOING PRO & REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

AMELIE DONZO'S JOURNEY FROM AGSC TO SPAIN

After years spent with Asphalt Green Soccer Club, where she led her Girls 06/07 team to become the second ranked team in the country, Amelie Donzo is heading to Madrid to pursue a professional career with Madrid C.F.F.

AGUA REACHES #1 

Last month, our AGUA swim team became the #1 ranked team in the country among teams with 400 or fewer athletes. 

AG BASKETBALL MEETS NY KNICKS

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson gave AG Basketball's fifth grade team a memory they'll never forget. 

FITNESS

MACHINES, BODY WEIGHT, OR FREE WEIGHTS?

THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE GHD MACHINE

Asphalt Green Head Trainer Jenna Andreatta guided us through the versatile GHD Machine that targets glutes, hamstrings, core, and lower back muscles, making it a worthy addition to your routine. 

ARE BODY WEIGHT WORKOUTS AS EFFECTIVE?

A recent article in the New York Times takes up the body weight vs weighted workout debate. 

PLAY

COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO BROUGHT PLAY TO ALL 

www.robertoclemente.com

HONORING BLACK LEADERS IN SPORTS, FITNESS, AND PLAY.

Like Asphalt Green, New York City's parks share our mission to build community and empower people of all backgrounds to live heather lives. In fact, many of our parks are named after community leaders who fought to bring sports, fitness, and play to all. During Black History Month and every month, we celebrate the legacies of heroes like Roberto Clemente, Fredrick Johnson, and Almira Kennedy, who continue to inspire our mission each and every day. 

COMING UP

EVENTS & MORE

MAR. 1 // The start of our spring sports & swim programs. Spots are still available so sign up today!

MAR. 1-30 // Free access to The Paley Museum

MAR. 1-31 // Free initiation all month long when you become an AG Fitness member. Join today!

MAR. 17-21, 24-28, & 31 // March Madness & Spring Ahead Play Days. Register.