Parks and Outdoor Spaces

Just five minutes in an outdoor gym every day can lead to improvements in your health and wellbeing. The gyms are entirely free to use and are suitable for those aged 14 years and older, from experienced gym-goers to beginners.

The equipment offers users of the park an opportunity to increase their physical activity. Health benefits include:

Lat Pull Down/Shoulder Press

• Good introduction to strength work
• Also popular with already active people
• Users can increase their resistance by lifting their feet or using one hand

Leg Press

• All the benefits of a squat with support
• Lower body strength and toning equipment
• Targets the major muscles in the legs and works glutes
• Inclusive for families, older people, beginners, and active people

Plyometric Boxes

• Cardiovascular workout – Step up/down or jump on different height levels to suit your physical needs
• Upper body strength and tone exercises for all ages
• Inspires creative circuits and play

Cross Trainer

• Cardiovascular health and fitness benefits
• Builds strength and tone in legs and arms
• Low impact for inactive users, older people and people with health conditions
• Inclusive for all abilities

Overhead Ladder

• Builds upper body strength, especially shoulders, arms and back
• Builds hand eye coordination and agility
• Intergenerational – it offer something for all ages and encourages families to come together.
• Family-friendly play

Hand Bike

• Good for people new to exercise
• Wheelchair accessible
• Great cardiovascular benefits of wheelchair users, able bodied users and people with lower body mobility issues

Spin Bike

• Cardiovascular workout
• Great of people new to exercise and the moderately active
• Boosts confidence
• Build for popularity of cycling