Residents swarm to ‘Open Gym’ at parks
I come to the park every day for walking. Open gym is one good initiative taken by GHMC to make people fit and healthy. As there is heavy rush in the park during morning, I visit the gym in the afternoon. Three equipments are already damaged. It would good if the GHMC officials appoint a trainer to guide the people so that they would work out properly
- Vijaya, daily walker
Yousufguda: Open Gym at parks has been attracting the joggers and residents here. People especially those who cannot afford to visit a private gym in the city are making the best use of these gyms. Open gym has been witnessing overwhelmed response from the daily walkers at Krishna Kanth park in Yousufguda.
Though the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials had installed the gym equipments just five months ago, many of the equipments are subjected to damage due to poor maintenance. As the gym is free of cost all the morning walkers are trying the open gym and with no trainer available to train them, they have been misusing the equipment and damaging few.
Many fitness freaks feel that a trainer should be appointed at each of these gyms to guide the enthusiasts.
A daily walker at Krishna Kanth park Thirupathi Reddy said that the concept of open gym at parks is really interesting and attracting many people. He said that he had witnessed many people working out there during morning and evening. He added that it has been only five months that the equipments are installed but some of them are already damaged.
Another walker at Krishna Kanth park, Vijaya said “I come to the park every day for walking. Open gym is one good initiative taken by GHMC to make people fit and healthy. As there is heavy rush in the park during morning, I visit the gym in the afternoon. Three equipments are already damaged. It would good if the GHMC officials appoint a trainer to guide the people so that they would work out properly”.
A resident of Yousufguda Mahzeden said that she has been visiting the park for past three months to workout at the open gym. She said that it has been helping her with in curing joint pains and helping her to be fit.
GHMC officer on Special Duty- Sports S R Prem Raj said that the corporation has called for tenders to install gym equipment in various other parks as they have received request from 20 parks in the city.
When asked for a trainer at park, the GHMC officials said that the open gym is for senior citizens and not for children. As it is not a restricted area, they are not able to stop them from using the gym equipment.
Aneri Shah