Fitness”, as we know it today, seems to be a relatively modern invention – something that started vaguely in the 70s with jogging and Jazzercise. But physical exercise itself goes back much further than that, to a time where people wouldn’t have thought of it as “working out”, but rather a way of life. Centuries and millennia ago, they did not have all the machines and weights and gyms that we have today, and yet they were in better shape than we are. The strength and mobility of the early man was not developed through structured programs, methods, or schedules, but rather was forged by the daily, instinctive, necessity-driven practice of highly practical and adaptable movement skills. The Industrial Revolution, marking the transition from manual production methods to machine-based manufacturing processes, began around 1760 and quickly generated social, economic, and cultural trends that changed the way people lived, worked, and of course, moved. As people became more sedentary, a new movement towards intentional physical exercise arose. As time passed this got worse with the advent of the computer age, video games and cable TV became a rage and kids and adults grew more and more sedentary.
With the growth of more cities, more industrialisation, socio-economic development, comes along changing age-structure, changing lifestyles, and a growing burden of non-communicable diseases. In India, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 32% of all deaths in the country (approximately three million deaths per year). Of these, cardiovascular diseases constituted 13%, injuries 8.7% and chronic respiratory diseases 6.7%. Cancers with 3.4% and diabetes with 0.2% were the other contributors.
The prevalence of hypertension ranges from 10% to 15% amongst the adult population in urban areas according to WHO. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that there are about 32.7 million diabetics in the country. A more recent WHO estimate puts it at 28.7 million. Indians seem to have a genetic predisposition towards diabetes.
This becomes manifest on exposure to richer diet and consequent increase in body weight. This is perhaps also borne out by the temporal trends in diabetes prevalence in India.
The Solution
One solution to this chronic problem is the installation of outdoor fitness equipment in public areas such as parks and grounds for the general public to use. A facility that is always open and helps people gain benefits of fresh air while they are working out.
Project Outline
We, Koochieplay Systems, identified this gap in the health system. We have been involved in the design and manufacturing of outdoor playground systems and safety flooring for over a decade. We are the only company in India to hold multiple international safety certifications for outdoor playground systems. We have developed KooFIT – a range of outdoor fitness equipment that can be installed in municipal and public parks, residential complexes, resorts, malls, prisons, schools, gas stations, beaches – any place where there is about 450 sq ft of space. Our equipment have the latest EN16630 safety certification, ensuring that the people get the benefits of best and lasting equipment. The equipment are of low impact, which means they are based on body weight resistance – one’s own body weight is used as resistance. The open air gyms ensure the benefits of fresh air and are safe for people of all ages who are looking to boost their health and fitness.
KooFIT exercise equipment has been designed and developed by sports and exercise professionals to provide strength, cardiovascular, flexibility as well as balance & co-ordination training for all the major muscle groups and for all ages and abilities. The use of this equipment makes exercise available to all while encouraging use of green spaces, healthier living, social interaction and fitness.
This is the next step for public fitness in our country, and is aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of the general public. This new outdoor gym equipment gives people the opportunity to take regular exercise in the fresh air, using equipment that can be located in public spaces such as parks, grounds and beaches. When people first decide to make a difference with their physical fitness, they go for a walk, and to have these fitness pieces beside a path that they happen to be walking by, people are a lot more prone to get on them and do a little bit of exercise. Increasing health and fitness is an important factor in improving quality of life. It is also the focus of current key government initiatives. We can soon hope to see accessible exercise equipment appearing in open spaces such as our parks, helping differing ages and abilities to take some regular physical exercise.
The safety requirements for the permanent installation of outdoor fitness and exercise equipment are addressed by KooFIT. In a similar manner to playground equipment, exercise equipment is installed in unsupervised, freely accessible and public locations and requires stringent safety measures to enable its safe usage.
OUTDOOR FITNESS GYMS by Koochie is the new trend that has been responsible for bringing fitness, easily accessible to all ages at a very reasonable cost.
All our products are tested and certified by TUV Rheinland {Europe's most respected & 'notified' certifying body} to have met the latest EN16630 safety standards. Koochie was also one of the initial brands to have received the DIN79000-12 safety certification [again issued by TUV Rheinland] for its range of #outdoorfitness gyms. Our #Outdoorfitness gyms are taking the market by storm today as everyone recognises the need to provide these kind of high end fitness facilities as easy access in their projects [be it a public park, residential condo project, school, mall, resort, hotel, etc]. Installing a few of our equipment as part of their amenities has time and again proved to have greatly increased a project's value.
All Koochie #outdoor fitness gyms are made to suit all ages as our systems use one own body weight as resistance, unlike traditional, stuffy indoor gyms that use weights. Koochie outdoor gyms are also far cheaper than indoor gym equipment besides being really low on maintenance.
Koochie fitness gyms are ecofriendly and do not need electricity to plug in. These are rugged [last for years in the outdoors] and made to meet all international standards in terms of quality, design and safety.
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