Fitness: How do you prefer to work out?
- September 30, 2010 10:41 AM |
- By POV
A new outdoor fitness park in Calgary may be the gym alternative that residents need to boost their physical activity. The facility is open to the public 24 hours a day, all year round, at no cost, and it has 11 vandal- and weather-proof exercise stations.
Eric Daniel, a representative for the Playground Guys, the company behind the park claims the setup is a great option for people intimidated by traditional gyms.
"There are a lot of people who are afraid to go to gyms," said Daniel. "They're afraid of, you know, you gotta wear certain clothes, you gotta be in a certain shape already to go to the gym."
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Would you prefer an outdoor fitness park as an alternative to the gym? How do you prefer to work out?
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
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