Outdoor gyms set for installation in suburban Brisbane

Brisbane City Council has this week agreed to install the city's first free outdoor gym at the Minnippi parklands in Tingalpa.

Construction of the $250,000 project is due to commence in early 2014 and be completed within two months.

The project, which will feature an array of shaded exercise equipment, along with a multi-use games court, is backed by Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner.

Councillor Schrinner told News Ltd "we are pleased to announce the construction of this city-first outdoor gym, which will help residents from Carindale, Tingalpa and surrounding suburbs to pursue an active and healthy lifestyle without the need for expensive gym memberships."

The Great Outdoor Gym Company is dues to install a range of multi-station outdoor gym equipment including a cross trainer, treadmill, hand bike, recumbent bike with a USB port, lateral pull down and shoulder press, leg press, dips and leg raise, pull up and assisted pull up and a bench.

The Great Outdoor Gym Company is also working with developers Lend Lease to deliver leading recreational and physical activity outcomes within Lend Lease communities. The first of these projects sees the placement of a multi use games area and 15-station outdoor gym within its Yarrabilba development.

Yarrabilba is located 40 kilometres south east of the Brisbane CBD, 35 kilometres north west of Southport and 15 minutes from Logan Central.

In a 30 year time period to 2014, it is expected to become home to excess of 45,000 in 17,000 residential dwellings designed arounda town centre, neighbourhood hubs and community, education and employment facilities.

Over 25% of the site will be reserved for open space, including environmental corridors, bushland reserves, parks, landscaped areas and playing fields.

For more information contact Paul Hemmings of The Great Outdoor Gym Company on 07 3010 9723, E: paul@tgogc.com, www.tgogc.com

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