LUDHIANA: With the working out in greenery surrounding with
fresh air under
open sky has become quite popular among the people of Ludhiana, 79 new
open-air gymnasiums are coming up in the several parks of the district. The gyms are being installed with the grant worth Rs 4.63 crore provided by local Member of Parliament (MP) Ravneet Singh Bittu from his
MPLAD funds.
Giving more information, Bittu said, “The equipment of more than 20 types will be installed in the parks for the residents so they can keep themselves fit by exercising there. The equipment include Air Walker, Leg Shaper, Abbs Shaper, Chest Shaper, Chest Press, Shoulder Shaper, Body Shaper, Back and Waist Relaxer, Shoulder Wheel, Double Skier, Back Shaper, Waist Shaper, The Horse, Parallel Bars, Knee Chair, Poles With Fixed Dumbles, Cycles, Triple Twister, Hip Twister and Steeper, Single Skier and others. Already the open air gyms installed in Rakh Bagh or Rose Garden and other prominent parks of the city, have received good response from the residents”
Bittu also added, “The
sports department has also received the equipment for other parks too and now these are being installed in the parks. The concerned civic bodies which are maintaining the parks as per jurisdiction will also look after the gym equipment in the park. The open-air gyms are bringing the residents especially youths or children to the parks but these are also making them healthy with regular exercise”
Bittu also said that at a time when most of the youths are busy in mobiles or social media and don’t go for a morning walk or do exercise, the open air gyms are making them more conscious about the health. He disclosed that there would be no dearth of funds in this work and he will continue to release the funds in future too. However, he stated that some of the gyms have already been installed, the work of remaining will complete soon.