The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has now installed facilities of open air gym at 26 parks across the city.
Nearly two years ago, the city had started with one such facility at Buddha Jayanti Park, which later became five and extended to 15 parks in 2017. In view of the huge popularity of the open air gyms in parks, the city authorities have now added open air gym facilities in 11 new parks spread across the city.
The parks where open gym facilities have been added recently are Buxi Jagabandhu Park in Mahisakhal, Chandrasekharpur Phase-1 BDA Housing Colony Park in Ward 8, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Park in Gandamunda, Mahatma Gandhi Park in Jayadev Vihar, K-8 Park in Kalinga Nagar, Joggers’ Park in Chandrasekharpur, K-6 Subudhipur Park, Rental Colony BDA Park in Ward – 15, Badagad Brit Colony Park, N-5 BDA Park in IRC Village and VIP Area Park in Ward-15.
Work on open gym facility will start soon at Prajnya Vihar Park near Baramunda.
Among the three Smart Parks created in Saheed Nagar, the BDA-OMC Park also has the facility.
Each set of outdoor fitness equipment comprises an air walker, sit-up bench, air swing, twister, set back or glider, push and pull up chair, knee/hip raise on parallel bars, big shoulder wheel, spinner, bench with fixed dumbbell, bench with fixed weight lift and poles with fixed weight.