MNUNUIfit
part II: Taking your workout outdoors
Inspired by a desire to exercise outside, working with personal
The Town of Wrightsville Beach has
just installed a universal piece of
outdoor equipment. A multitude of
exercises can be done here in the
municipal park opposite the Public
Safety Buidling near the ball fields.
by Pat Bradford
with LaMaine Williams and michelle daniel
photography by Allison Potter
The series that started in June 2012 concludes with three levels
of outdoor workout suggestions, making use of the urban land-scape
to maintain a fresh-air fitness routine. This final sequence
is demonstrated on the John Nesbitt Loop and at Wrightsville
Beach Park by LaMaine Williams, Michelle Daniel and Pat
Bradford.
trainers LaMaine Williams and Leo Andrades, we designed
an outdoor fitness course that makes use of stationary objects
found along Wrightsville’s famed 2.4-mile Loop. Using ordi-nary
benches, picnic tables, raised curbs, bridge railings and
even equipment found on a children’s playground, we created
a municipal fitness routine we call the Muni Fit.
Once your eyes are open to the possibilities, the Muni Fit
encompasses the notion that practically any fixed object in an urban setting
can be used for an outside exercise regimen.
In the process, making use of relatively
common exercises and even more com-mon
fixed objects, we have created a fitness
routine that is adaptable to any park or
municipal setting — literally, in the world.
Once you try it, you will never look at a
street or parkscape the same way. A vast
number of opportunities appear, creating
a personal exercise routine with a difficulty
level tailored to you. It’s a great workout
that can be completed in any order, with
no rules about starting or stopping. Jump
in wherever you happen to be.
Using ordinary
benches, picnic
tables, raised curbs,
bridge railings
and even equip-ment
found on a
children’s play-ground,
we created
a municipal fitness
course we call the
Muni Fit.
For how-to photos of the beginner to
intermediate exercises shown here, visit
www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com/june2012
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