State of the art gym opens in Salford park

A state of the art gym where mobile phones control equipment and provide workout feedback has opened in a Salford park.

The £65,000 outdoor gym is the first of its kind in Greater Manchester and includes equipment suitable for wheelchair users. See the new equipment in action.

The equipment, which includes a cross trainer and stationery bike, pull down bars, an arm cycle, step up and workout points, sits on top of a rubber safety surface at Eccles Recreation Ground (known as Eccles Rec), off Oxford Street. It replaces a previous gym on the site.

Funding for the project came from the government’s levelling up parks fund and will also pay for tree planting to create more shade and habitats for wildlife in the park. 

The tree planting, which will take place in winter, will see 42 new trees added to the park to create a double tree lined avenue. Among the trees which will be included are American sweetgums with colourful autumn foliage which attracts butterflies and moths and provides seeds for birds and squirrels.