Sunshine Gym has installed a new fitness area for pupils at Johns CE Primary School in Keele with their ‘Children’s Outdoor Fitness’ range.

The school required a range of Children’s Outdoor Fitness Equipment for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils.

Their aim was to encourage exercise amongst pupils in a bid to put a stop to the ongoing obesity crisis. The installed equipment comprised of six different pieces of children’s outdoor fitness equipment, specially designed for children under 140cm or 4′ 7″ tall.

The installed equipment includes both single and multi-user apparatus. Having these multi-user pieces means that the gym can be used independently by up to eight users at one time.

The installed equipment includes:
• Children’s Double Slalom Skier
• Children’s Double Health Walker
• Children’s Horse Rider
• Children’s Sky Stepper
• Children’s Rower
• Children’s Arm and Pedal Bike

The brand new fitness area can be used by a small group of pupils during their physical education lessons, as a new way of promoting fitness.

Sunshine Gym aims to promote a healthy lifestyle through exercise, along with ensuring the equipment can also provide hours of fun and entertainment.

By putting the fun back into fitness, Sunshine Gym can ensure that children don’t get either bored or distracted when it comes to their physical health.

This new innovative way to encourage fitness amongst younger pupils is the perfect use for sports premium funding.

The Children’s Outdoor Fitness Equipment range installed in primary schools is not dissimilar to the Adult Outdoor Gym Equipment which they install in parks, and leisure areas, making it the perfect way to introduce children to the idea of staying ‘fit for life.’