432 Innovative Solutions for Outdoor Fitness & Community Health

Friday, March 20, 2015: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Convention Center: 618-620
Physical Activity:
Intended Audience: Early Childhood, Middle/High
Speaker: Jennie N. Sumrell, PlayCore, Chattanooga, TN
Outdoor fitness spaces provide critical health solutions by making physical activity and exercise more available, affordable, enjoyable, and ultimately more beneficial to school communities. Design considerations for aligning equipment to support aerobic fitness, muscle fitness, core fitness, and balance/flexibility will demonstrate opportunities for students, faculty, and parents to engage in a well-rounded workout. Funding resources, case examples, and programming ideas for athletic departments, physical education, and before/after school programs will be shared.
Handouts
  • Outdoor Adult Fitness Parks_executive summary.pdf (5.7 MB)
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