“The open-air gym is more than just a project, it is an investment in health and wellness.”
These were the words of Executive Mayor Ray van Rooy when he officially cut the ribbon of the open-air gym in Piketberg on the 9th of November 2018.
Executive Mayor Ray van Rooy emphasised the importance of a healthy lifestyle and the benefits the equipment at the open-air gym can offer the residents of Piketberg. The open-air gym is part of Phase 2 of the municipality’s regional economic programme and can accommodate up to 26 users at a time.
The gym is equiped with 14 different apparatus, designed so users have to use their own bodyweight during training sessions. The equipment at the open-air gym includes:
- Spinning Bicycle
- Four person combo: Step, Twist and Air Walker
- Elliptical Cross Trainer
- Double Seats Rambling/ Double Ski
- Four Seat Leg Press
- Butterfly Trainer/ Chess Press
- Pendulum Equipment/ Waist Trainer
- Thai Chi Grind One User Regular and One Side Paraplegic
- Push Pull Chair Combo
- Push-up Bars
- Four Person Combo- Chin Up’s, Dips, Back Stretch and Sit-up Bench
Mayor Van Rooy officially opens the open-air gym in Piketberg
