An outdoor gym is an environmental infrastructure built in a publicopen space to promote structured physical activity. The provision of outdoor gym is increasingly seen as an important strategy to realize public health agendas promoting habitual physical activity.
This gym is a free facility for the public use which is a motivation to promote its use. The promotion of physical activity is an important public health agenda, as it is well documented that adequate physical activity is vital for disease revention and health promotion. An outdoor gym can be installed in an open space or a suitable area in a park / society / school & Colleges. It consists of a cluster of weather-resistant exercise machines or exercise stations that assist individuals to perform appropriate physical activity.
The effects of the Open Gym are: (1) better physical health; (2) better mental health (3) improved fitness (4) regaining strength (5) improvement in mood (6) habit of health-persuit (7) weight reduction. Types of outdoor gym equipment may vary according to the nature of parks, locality and the visitors. There is no fixed list which can include all of the machines or fixtures used in different parts of the world for outdoor recreation. Selection of machines depends upon space available and public choice.
