Playgrounds are not just for kids, and across Australia councils have been installing outdoor gyms in parks, beaches and open spaces, inviting people of all ages and fitness levels to get active and have fun.
Exercising outdoors comes with a range of physical and mental health benefits including increased energy and decreased levels of stress, confusion and depression.
While sun safety is always important, a few minutes of sunshine a day and resistance activities are great for bone health as well.
You can use the equipment anytime without worrying about paying fees or getting the most out of your membership.
Outdoor gym equipment is a fantastic way your family can keep active and spend quality time together, instilling life-long healthy habits. As outdoor gyms are often set up in park or community environments, your children can run around and play while you get time to exercise on the equipment. Definitely a win, win!
We live in a time where many of us don’t know our neighbours and as a result we’re missing out on the social community environment our parents enjoyed.
Instead of looking at four walls, training outdoors means you have constantly changing scenery to stimulate your brain, plus you get to people-watch too. After doing a few sessions in your local outdoor gym, you will no doubt start to spot the regulars and your training experience will become social in no time. Better still, invite your loved ones and friends to join you.
Outdoor fitness set ups feature equipment that reflect machines you would find in a commercial gym, and are cleverly designed so you can alter your level of effort without needing to modify the settings. This makes it suitable for people of all fitness levels.
The equipment also comes with detailed, yet easy to follow instructions with images as well as a QR code you can scan with your smart phone to see videos demonstrating the exercises. This means that if you’re unfamiliar with a piece of equipment, you can quickly and easily see all of the ways you can use it, allowing you to get your workout done stress free.
You can Google your local or near by council gym set ups if you are unsure what is closest to you.
Most important, have fun with it!
