This is the time of year when I begin to really plan out our spring/summer projects. The lovely Mrs_B has requested one project be moved to the top of the priority pile.
She wants me to build a "Fitness Trail" on our property. Her logic is that our family is mildly out of shape and we could use the activity, it would not only be good for us, but would be fun to build (her logic) and fun to use as a family activity.
As we have a reasonable amount of property, and we have varied terrain from flat land to modest to steep inclines, it would be easy to vary a course, and I suppose make it interesting and challenging.
But has anyone actually built one? Or does anyone actually visit them & use them?
I'd need ideas for the workout stations.
I'm open to all sorts of suggestions on
She wants me to build a "Fitness Trail" on our property. Her logic is that our family is mildly out of shape and we could use the activity, it would not only be good for us, but would be fun to build (her logic) and fun to use as a family activity.
As we have a reasonable amount of property, and we have varied terrain from flat land to modest to steep inclines, it would be easy to vary a course, and I suppose make it interesting and challenging.
But has anyone actually built one? Or does anyone actually visit them & use them?
I'd need ideas for the workout stations.
- Ballet bar station for stretching?
- Balance beam?
- Overhead ladder?
- Parallel bars?
- Pull Up bar?
- Platforms for sit-ups, jumping jacks, etc?
- Stairs? (could this be more of a hazard than a help?)
- Other station ideas?
I'm open to all sorts of suggestions on
- how to build the workout stations?
- should the path between them be tilled and graded to smooth it out, or should it be graveled for running or perhaps paved (with PolyPavement)?
- how many workout stations 10, 15, 20?
- what are appropriate activities at stations?