Outdoor gym made from scrap steel in Kiev

BrianD3

Read about this in Men's Health magazine, some great pics in the magazine and plenty online too eg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/21245331
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergei1971/522571642/

This amazing place is located on the banks of Dnipro river in Kiev, Ukraine. It was featured in National Geographic's article about Ukraine some years ago. This gym is absolutely free and being built on members donations. I used to work out there year around. located by Gidropark metro station. All weights are chained to prevent theft so you can hear chain chimes when people work out from far away. Usually this place is busy from 5-6 AM till midnight.

ferike1

Awesome! I want an outdoor gym too!

The Guvnor

It might take a bit of time to warm up in winter!

That is what you call hardcore.

WalterMitty

Pity our beaches and parks dont have something like this, even chin up /dip bars or something.

Rovi

Laois County Council are allegedly developing something along these lines in Stradbally:
http://www.laois.ie/YourCouncil/News/FullVersion,7246,en.aspx

Stradbally Outdoor Gym

Stradbally Outdoor Gym & Toddler Play Area :

Stradbally Playground Committee assisted by Laois County Council are currently developing an outdoor exercise area to the rear of the current playground at the Green, Stradbally. Funding was secured through the Leader 3 Programme from Laois Partnership and the site was leased by Laois County Council to the local committee which is chaired by Mr James Deegan, Cathaoirleach, Laois County Council.

The outdoor gym consists of a circuit of ten workout stations with a area for toddlers to play in the centre. We hope to attract users of all abilities and aim to encourage greater participation and physical through an Active Communities Programme funded by Laois Sports Partnership. Gym Instructors will be delivering classes at the outdoor gym during May/June and July. It is hoped to officially open the facility on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Further information from Sports Section, Laois County Council at 057 8664007.

I'll have a look in some day I'm passing by, and see what it's like.

WalterMitty

Rovi wrote: »

Laois County Council are allegedly developing something along these lines in Stradbally:
http://www.laois.ie/YourCouncil/News/FullVersion,7246,en.aspx


I'll have a look in some day I'm passing by, and see what it's like.

Probably like the crap outdoor gym equipment on Dublin seafront. Crappy metal crosstrainers.

squod

WalterMitty wrote: »

Pity our beaches and parks dont have something like this, even chin up /dip bars or something.

There's those outdoor exercise equipment yokes in a lot of parks along the east coast up as far as Drogheda like. Chins, dips, presses n'stuff.

AntiVirus

I found this one in Alicante, Spain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfSo7y5RVg

Mellor

THat one in kiev looks dire tbh.
Wonder who is liable what somebody gets hurt.

I'd much rather a bartendaz type area to work out. The less movable parts the better.

Rovi

Mellor wrote: »

THat one in kiev looks dire tbh.
Wonder who is liable what somebody gets hurt.

It looks pretty rough all right!
Being in Ukraine, I'd strongly suspect that 'liability' is an alien concept, and that you use the equipment entirely at your own risk.

Mellor wrote: »

I'd much rather a bartendaz type area to work out. The less movable parts the better.

I'm tempted to build something along those lines here at home; no-one would suspect a suspiciously angular looking trellis or arch in the garden, would they?

cmyk

Mellor wrote: »

THat one in kiev looks dire tbh.
Wonder who is liable what somebody gets hurt.

I'd much rather a bartendaz type area to work out. The less movable parts the better.

I'd second that, I've just seen your based in Sydney, they seem to have it right, nice little set up down near bondi and intermittent equipment round the coastal walk to coogi? Most importantly it's all kept spotless in a country where their surroundings are respected a little more than here.

gymsoldier

AntiVirus wrote: »

I found this one in Alicante, Spain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfSo7y5RVg

Those types of workout area's are dotted all over the Spanish coast.

TommyKnocker

Rovi wrote: »

I'm tempted to build something along those lines here at home; no-one would suspect a suspiciously angular looking trellis or arch in the garden, would they?

I would really like to up a rig in the back garden, kind of a 15-20 foot high wooden poles (like telegraph poles) with a bar across the top from which I could suspend gym rings or a rope for muscle ups, ring dips, rope climbs etc and a smaller maybe 6 ft pole to one side of one of the high poles with a metal bar going between the two for pullups etc.

Would something like this require planning permission? Do you think neighbours would be likely to object? I live in a pretty normal estate on the north side of Dublin if that makes any difference.

Mellor

Rovi wrote: »

It looks pretty rough all right!
Being in Ukraine, I'd strongly suspect that 'liability' is an alien concept, and that you use the equipment entirely at your own risk.

Yeah, doubt the powers hat be in ukraine give a toss.
I was talkign more about the comments about having one here.

cmyk wrote: »

I'd second that, I've just seen your based in Sydney, they seem to have it right, nice little set up down near bondi and intermittent equipment round the coastal walk to coogi? Most importantly it's all kept spotless in a country where their surroundings are respected a little more than here.

Haha, I've used that exact set up once or twice.
Bondi to coogee run with the variosu stations inbetween is a good workout. Not all areas are as well kept, but eastern suburb beaches are very well looked after.

TommyKnocker wrote: »

I would really like to up a rig in the back garden, kind of a 15-20 foot high wooden poles (like telegraph poles) with a bar across the top from which I could suspend gym rings or a rope for muscle ups, ring dips, rope climbs etc and a smaller maybe 6 ft pole to one side of one of the high poles with a metal bar going between the two for pullups etc.

Would something like this require planning permission? Do you think neighbours would be likely to object? I live in a pretty normal estate on the north side of Dublin if that makes any difference.

Planning being required would depend on a few things (height being the big concern). A version could be done that is exempt from planning and there are other ways around it, such as requesting a declaration of exemption from council. Regardless, getting planning would be expensive
If you were interested in trashing out the details of it feel free to post in the Construction and planning forum (should be a link under my name on the left)

rubadub

Rovi wrote: »

no-one would suspect a suspiciously angular looking trellis or arch in the garden, would they?

TommyKnocker wrote: »

Would something like this require planning permission? Do you think neighbours would be likely to object? I live in a pretty normal estate on the north side of Dublin if that makes any difference.

You could stick a couple of climbing plants/vines on it! or otherwise make it look ornamental.

These are the ones in cabinteely park.

They have other stuff too, but its a distance between them all.

If you have walls like this all you need is a bar


I like this design

Mellor wrote: »

Yeah, doubt the powers hat be in ukraine give a toss.

Ahhh, the powers that be in the Ukraine.

Let’s call out everybody on the Michelle Obama is a fashion icon bull**** – she looks like a hobo compared to Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko: the Princess Leia of Ukraine

Scuba Ste

rubadub wrote: »

You could stick a couple of climbing plants/vines on it! or otherwise make it look ornamental.

These are the ones in cabinteely park.

They have other stuff too, but its a distance between them all.

There's a very similar set up in Fr Collins Park in Donaghmede. Pull up bars like above, parallel bars, lower bars for inverted rows. Again, they're spread all over the park along the outside path. Very handy for some basic outdoor training though.

TommyKnocker

rubadub wrote: »

You could stick a couple of climbing plants/vines on it! or otherwise make it look ornamental.

These are the ones in cabinteely park.

This is exactly what I was thinking of, but only with just two sections, a high section, circa 15 ft, for muscle ups, ring dips, etc, and a lower section, circa 6 ft for pull ups etc.

rubadub wrote: »

Ahhh, the powers that be in the Ukraine.

This ladies photo should be is now in the "Easy on the Eye" thread in TGc

ferike1

Wish there were more of those like the one in cabinteely around. Bartendaz style. Parallel bars would be awesome too!

Dravokivich

rubadub wrote: »

These are the ones in cabinteely park.

They have other stuff too, but its a distance between them all.

There's a few things similar to that around Balleyfermot at the green next to the FÁS centre. I always thought they were modern art until I saw something Vin Diesel was posting about on Facebook.

There's a couple of things dotted around that park next to the Blanch shopping centre as well.

I s'pose along with them being there, people would need to be told they are there and what they could do with'em...

rubadub

Dravokivich wrote: »

I s'pose along with them being there, people would need to be told they are there and what they could do with'em...

Some of them actually do, there are parallel bars in cabinteely with a photo of an auld one using them, she is not dipping just supporting herself and sort of walking along, and there is advice on using them. Others state they are pushup bars and might have a picture of a stickman doing pushups. One is for stretching which I would not have guessed but there is another set and I have no idea what they are, they are like parallel bars but closer together and go up at an angle of about 20 degrees

Mellor

TommyKnocker wrote: »

This is exactly what I was thinking of, but only with just two sections, a high section, circa 15 ft, for muscle ups, ring dips, etc, and a lower section, circa 6 ft for pull ups etc.

Off the top of my head above 10 feet may give you planning woes if somebody objects. That's the height limit for "any tent, awning, shade or other object, greenhouse, garage, store, shed or other similar structure".

I don't think 6 ft is high enough for pullups, how high is your hand when full out stretched

TommyKnocker

Mellor wrote: »

Off the top of my head above 10 feet may give you planning woes if somebody objects. That's the height limit for "any tent, awning, shade or other object, greenhouse, garage, store, shed or other similar structure".

I don't think 6 ft is high enough for pullups, how high is your hand when full out stretched

Cheers Mellor, thought as much re the planning permission. Regards teh pull-up bar height, I am only 5' 6" so arms above my head is probably 6' 6"/6' 8", but if I can manage with an over door pull-up bar and the pull-up bar on the top I my squat rack, I thought a 6' or 6' 6" pull-up bar woudl be ok.

Maybe I could just grow a humongous tree in my back garden and hang my oly rings and a rope of that :D:D. Not a man made structure, so should have no planning issues :D:D

SanoVitae

With big gym chains closing down, it'd be great if they were at least replaced by outdoor park gyms in the areas.

The future of fitness is going back to the past IMO.

TommyKnocker

SanoVitae wrote: »

With big gym chains closing down, it'd be great if they were at least replaced by outdoor park gyms in the areas.

The future of fitness is going back to the past IMO.

Could not see this happening here tbh as the councils would be getting sued right, left & center by folks hurting themselves using the equipment wrong. We have become as bad as the US for suing for everything

SanoVitae

TommyKnocker wrote: »

Could not see this happening here tbh as the councils would be getting sued right, left & center by folks hurting themselves using the equipment wrong.

All each park would need would be dipping bars, a few chin-up bars and monkey bars - it wouldn't look much different from a kids playground and could be made part of one. People could bring along their own equipment (e.g. TRX, bands etc) to use with the bars.

TommyKnocker wrote: »

We have become as bad as the US for suing for everything

We're fast becoming as bad as the US when it comes to rising obesity levels, especially amongst children. It will end up costing this country millions, which we won't exactly have for a good while.

We may never have weather like in Australia, but taking a leaf out of their book when it comes to fitness would be a great idea.

Orando Broom

WalterMitty wrote: »

Pity our beaches and parks dont have something like this, even chin up /dip bars or something.

Deerpark in Mount Merrion has pull up bars, monkey bars type things and some other exercise equipment. Limited but it's there.

cmyk

TommyKnocker wrote: »

Could not see this happening here tbh as the councils would be getting sued right, left & center by folks hurting themselves using the equipment wrong. We have become as bad as the US for suing for everything

I agree in general, but surely the insurance policy in place for children's playgrounds could be expanded. With regard to cabinteely park, they have a climbing structure which must be about 30ft high in the playground. (but they do have rubberised flooring. :rolleyes:)

Scuba Ste

TommyKnocker wrote: »

Cheers Mellor, thought as much re the planning permission. Regards teh pull-up bar height, I am only 5' 6" so arms above my head is probably 6' 6"/6' 8", but if I can manage with an over door pull-up bar and the pull-up bar on the top I my squat rack, I thought a 6' or 6' 6" pull-up bar woudl be ok.

Maybe I could just grow a humongous tree in my back garden and hang my oly rings and a rope of that :D:D. Not a man made structure, so should have no planning issues :D:D

If you really wanted to do something like this you could fix a large pull bar type thing 15' or so high to an external wall. It wouldn't look as imposing as the poles. Only problem is you wouldn't have that much space to work with.

You used to get people using steel poles for clothes lines that would be quite high, that could be a possibility too.

Alternatively, use 10' poles and dig a 5' hole beneath, happy days.

Mellor

TommyKnocker wrote: »

Cheers Mellor, thought as much re the planning permission. Regards teh pull-up bar height, I am only 5' 6" so arms above my head is probably 6' 6"/6' 8", but if I can manage with an over door pull-up bar and the pull-up bar on the top I my squat rack, I thought a 6' or 6' 6" pull-up bar woudl be ok.

I think 10' hight would be ok for you then.
Look st it this way, when doing dips your body is much lower than pullups the rings only need to be a few feet from the ground. Obviously muscle ups will be higher and less likely to move everywhere. But prob a plus tbh

SanoVitae wrote: »

We may never have weather like in Australia, but taking a leaf out of their book when it comes to fitness would be a great idea.

Australia is by far the best country i've been to for fitness related things.
The only down side is that gym membership is very expensive here.

boxty

Does anyone know if there are any chin up bars, moneky bars, parallell bars etc in the phoneix park?

I like to run there and would love to incorporate some pull ups, dips etc as I do when in Spain. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any such bars in the park, but it seems strange that the park wouldn't have any, considering its size and number of people who run, cycle, bootcamp etc there.

It appears that there is an appetite for these types of outdoor exercise areas/gyms so perhaps it's worth emailing the body responsible for the park and suggesting that it would be a useful addition. Although funds are tight, I can't see the project being hugely expensive. Below are email addresses that should be of use.

dublin city sports network dcsn@dublincity.ie
superintendent.park@opw.ie