A guide to planning an outdoor fitness area for school

Planning an outdoor fitness area for a school is not that easy. One needs to consider loads of things including:

Design and layout

While planning, design and layout, there are many things you need to consider. A few of them include:

·        What age group kids will be using the site?
·         How much it will cost and what is your budget?
·         What does the surrounding look like?
·         Vision of the fitness area

Surfacing

Use a surfacing material like rubber, mulch or pour-in place tiles so as to form a firm base. The facility will be accessed by the children; so therefore, you have to adopt some safety standards. However, depending on the choice of the machines and potential fall-height, various types of surfacing materials are available in the market.

Installation

The outdoor fitness equipment is quite heavy and needs muscle power. For installation, you have to carefully follow the instructions mentioned on drawing that comes along with the shipment of the machine.

The installers require skills and care to make sure they are placing the machines in the right manner. Vertical and horizontal alignment of the equipment plays a relevant role.

Maintenance

The area is meant to use for school children. So therefore, it requires proper maintenance. Give charge to someone for regular inspections. Regular maintenance will include:

·         Cleaning up the litter
·         Sweep trails and areas
·         Check the equipment for wear and tear signs and mechanism with movement
·         Tighten the hardware connections
·         Check the machine for any damage done by external elements
·         Level loose-fill surfacing
·         It is also important to apply touch-up paint on high used equipment.

·        Regular inspection of moving parts, including, nuts, bolts and hardware connections
Outdoor fitness areas have become a quite popular among masses. Additionally, it helps school children pay attention to their health. It is the reason; the machines are stacked in open spaces so that anyone can use them. The areas include low-impact equipment from balance beams to pull-up bars.

Fitness areas in school can help children ward off obesity, memory loss, depression, anxiety and stress.

Move Strong Fit is a leading fitness equipment manufacturer offering machines for school, universities, home gyms and health clubs. Get in touch with us for additional details regarding the range of equipment we have. You can call us or submit your queries online. We will be happy to help you.



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