Outdoor gym
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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.
[edit] Concept
The outdoor gym concept partly originates from China where it has been used as a national fitness campaign prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics,[1] 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.[2] 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.
