National Fitness Campaign bringing outdoor fitness court to St. Lucie County
ST. LUCIE COUNTY— Get ready to work your core, push your limits and feel the burn. An outdoor fitness court is opening here this summer.
The $190,000 project will be built by National Fitness Campaign, a San Francisco company that partners with cities, schools, corporations and design firms to fund and build outdoor fitness courts to promote a healthy lifestyle.
The 1,024-sqaure-foot court will comprise seven stations where people can work on their agility, core and flexibility. The stations — concrete pads overlaid with rubber matting — also allow for stationary, or body weight, movements such as lunges, squats and pull-ups.
The court could be completed as early as July, county officials said.
Workouts at the court, next to the county Regional Parks and Stadiums Division office at Virginia Avenue and 13th Street, can can be completed in less than seven minutes, according to National Fitness Campaign.
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Other features include ADA compliance, a public art mural and a free app, Fitness Court, where people can run through their workouts with virtual trainers.
Additionally, people will be able to socially distance on the court since there is at least 6x feet between stations, according to the company.
National Fitness Campaign is in more than 100 cities and colleges across the nation, and by the end of the year, there will be fitness courts in more than 200 communities across 40 states.
This will be the first National Fitness Campaign court on the Treasure Coast. The St. Lucie County location was selected because of its high level of pedestrian activity and because it’s along a busy roadway with “excellent visibility,” the company’s location analysis shows.
Other fitness courts could be built in the next four years at Ilous Ellis Park, Savannas Campgrounds, Museum Pointe Park and the Sheraton Plaza Recreation Area, according to county documents.
Olivia McKelvey is TCPalm’s watchdog reporter for St. Lucie County. You can reach her at [email protected], 772-521-4380 and on Twitter @olivia_mckelvey.
