The outdoor gym is a gym built outside in a public park, with the all-weather construction of its exercise machines somewhat modeled on playground equipment.
The outdoor gym concept partly originates from China where it has been used as a national fitness campaign prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, however it is similar to the 1960s-70s proliferation of fitness trails, which continue to be created particularly in the USA and Europe. In some instances, trails used for fitness are referred to as outdoor gyms. In China the concept has been so effective in raising fitness and health levels that they have rolled out over 37,000,000 square feet (3,400,000 m2) of outdoor gymnasiums across China since 1998.[citation needed] Currently a third of the sports lottery is dedicated to funding this concept. In China they have a similar survey to the Active People Survey. The participation levels in physical activity have been steadily on the increase since the outdoor gym concept has been introduced to China.
You can find the outdoor gyms in nearly every Residential Area, parks, kindergartens and so on. As the pace of life becomes faster and faster, the stress Pressure become heavier and heavier. People usually have no time to do exercise in the fitness center. Outdoor gym provides convenience for people to relax and improve their health. Outdoor gym is also popular for kids and the old, as they are easy and without large quantity of sports strength.
Doing outdoor gym is also an opportunity to make community with family members and set harmony. That’s why you can always see the scene that after dinner in the evening, parents take their children, having a walk in the park and frolicking around the outdoor gyms. The memories that they play with their parents are always cherished by kids, they are the evidence of the love from the parents, and also the evidence of their happy childhood. Parents can also make use of the opportunity to chat with their kids to know more about their thought.
Besides, doing outdoor gym is also a chance to set good neighborhood. As most of us live in the apartment building separately, with the door closed all day long. We often do not know nothing about our neighbors. Outdoor gyms make people get together and provide a chance to communicate with others who live in the same residential area and set harmonious neighborhood.