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Fresh Air Fitness create a brand new, multi-use fitness hub for the whole community to use, with a diverse selection of equipment that can be used by all abilities
Kensington Memorial park, is a thriving park, used regularly by local residents to relax and enjoy their leisure time. However, it lacked any fitness equipment and some of the older play equipment required removal.
The vision for the park was to create a brand new, multi-use fitness hub for the whole community to use, with a diverse selection of equipment that could be used by all abilities, set within landscaped grounds that looked attractive and enticing.
The council wished to maximise the number of user stations for the space they had, and to provide equipment for the whole community to use. As well as the design and installation of the outdoor gym solution, the project required the removal of old play equipment, the relocation of large boulders already located in the park, the addition of a new path to access the site and the installation of benches and bins to enhance the gym location.
Fresh Air Fitness installed a 30-user gym, including the Big Rig, products from the Resistance Range, cardio equipment and a product suitable for wheelchair users. Set within an area of 180m2, the team first removed the old play equipment, provided groundworks, installed the equipment and finished area with mulch surfacing. Picnic tables, benches and a bin were added to the surrounding area and the large boulders were relocated along the new pathway. The site was finished with turf and three bespoke instructional signs complete with QR codes and workout guides.
To celebrate the opening of the gym, Fresh Air Fitness along with RBKC Parks, held a launch event that had a wonderful turn out. Personal Trainers and Fresh Air Fitness staff were on hand to demonstrate the equipment and a series of complimentary workout sessions followed. Over the following weeks, several other sessions were held to induct users and handover the user support of the gym to the Borough’s Sport and Development team.
"We were ecstatic to open Kensington Memorial Park Outdoor Gym which was delivered by RBKC Parks in collaboration with local people and community groups such as @FitForLifeYouth and project managed, manufactured and installed by award winning outdoor gym company, Fresh Air Fitness. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is devoted to helping its residents achieve a healthy body and mind by providing a variety of leisure facilities for all ages to access for free, and this exciting outdoor gym facility is already being used and enjoyed by the whole community. We found the Fresh Air Fitness team to be very professional, efficient and friendly. We would definitely recommend them." Simon Dunne Parks Project Manager
This exciting outdoor gym facility is already being used and enjoyed by the whole community
SIMON DUNNE, PARKS PROJECT MANAGER
We found the Fresh Air Fitness team to be very professional, efficient and friendly.
SIMON DUNNE, PARKS PROJECT MANAGER
We were ecstatic to open Kensington Memorial Park Outdoor Gym
SIMON DUNNE, PARKS PROJECT MANAGER
