{"id":1424,"date":"2023-10-11T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetworks2stg.wpengine.com\/eam\/?p=1424"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:05:47","slug":"eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Fitness Trends: How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1424\" class=\"elementor elementor-1424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02dbe5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02dbe5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a7eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a7eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and wellness have become a sought-after idea as more people are prioritizing their physical and mental health more than before. The idea comes from wanting a higher quality of life and recognizing the long-term benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting a healthier lifestyle since it offers accessible, engaging, and natural environments for physical activity, encouraging people to exercise regularly and connect with the outdoors. Parks must adapt to changing fitness trends and create a space promoting physical activity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798edee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"798edee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Evolution of Parks<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24341eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24341eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parks were designed so community members have open green spaces to relax and hold social gatherings. Slowly, the idea of parks became less around leisure and more around health and wellness, confirming communities see physical activity and healthy lifestyles as essential to their well-being. With that transition, there has been an increasing demand for accessible and cost-effective exercise options in parks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa4e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fa4e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Outdoor Fitness Trends<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e652e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3e652e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As more parks start to incorporate physical activity into their spaces, there are a few common trends that continue to pop up:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Group Fitness Activities<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Group fitness activities in parks involve exercise classes and training sessions. The sessions are often held in an open area, creating a sense of community, encouraging social interaction, and motivating participants to achieve their fitness goals.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examples: Yoga, Pilates, Boot Camps, Zumba<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Nature-Based Fitness<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nature-based fitness training uses natural environments, such as forests, mountains, or beaches, as workout spaces, incorporating exercises like trail running, hiking, outdoor obstacle courses, and other outdoor activities for physical fitness.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outdoor Workout Stations<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bodyweight equipment in parks includes exercise structures like pull-up bars, parallel bars, and dip stations. These types of equipment are for bodyweight exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, dips, and other resistance-free movements. An accessible workout space provides a cost-effective way for people to engage in effective strength workouts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ef73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab3ef73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/group-workout.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1426\" alt=\"asset management\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/group-workout.jpg 1255w, https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/group-workout-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/group-workout-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/group-workout-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8336658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8336658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Park Design and Infrastructure<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02b131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d02b131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Designing outdoor gyms and exercise stations involves planning to provide durable, weather-resistant fitness equipment that can withstand the elements. These stations accommodate various exercises, from cardio workouts to strength training. The equipment should encourage an open and inviting atmosphere, ensuring visitors of all fitness levels can enjoy these outdoor facilities within the park.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using eco-friendly and sustainable materials should also go into park design. Selecting recycled or renewable materials reduces the carbon footprint of park infrastructure, promotes long-term durability, and aligns with environmentally responsible principles. Regular upkeep of fitness equipment is still necessary to ensure the safety and functionality of outdoor fitness facilities, prolonging their lifespan and providing visitors with a reliable fitness space.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab10f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab10f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Engagement and Education<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0255d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0255d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizing fitness events and challenges within parks encourages community engagement and promotes a healthy, active lifestyle. These events, such as marathons, fitness competitions, or themed challenges, bring people together and motivate them to achieve fitness goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Educational programs on health and fitness within parks also offer community engagement as they enhance public awareness and understanding of physical health. These programs often cover nutrition, exercise techniques, and mental health management, providing participants with valuable knowledge and practical skills to maintain a healthy lifestyle. By promoting education alongside physical activity, parks become hubs for comprehensive wellness support, ultimately benefiting the overall health of their community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The role of parks in promoting a healthier and more active community is pivotal, as they serve as accessible, inclusive, and community-centric spaces where visitors can engage in various fitness activities, socialize, and prioritize their well-being. By adapting to changing fitness trends and fostering a culture of physical activity, parks play a vital role in improving public health and quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c87e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23c87e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about the solutions that can help manage the assets that support community health and wellness by filling out the form below. <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health and wellness have become a sought-after idea as more people are prioritizing their physical and mental health more than before. The idea comes from wanting a higher quality of life and recognizing the long-term benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting a healthier lifestyle since it offers accessible,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"post_folder":[33],"class_list":["post-1424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting health and wellness and must adapt by promoting a space for physical activity.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting health and wellness and must adapt by promoting a space for physical activity.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Enterprise Asset Management\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-11T19:52:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-04T19:05:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/gym-in-park.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1254\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"836\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"gracedelvecchio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"gracedelvecchio\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"gracedelvecchio\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9b3242d0d17363b94a614bc73d088d35\"},\"headline\":\"Outdoor Fitness Trends: How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-11T19:52:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-04T19:05:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":628,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/75100f85eaf79ba22767fde039694a4d\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/gym-in-park.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/\",\"name\":\"How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/gym-in-park.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-11T19:52:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-04T19:05:47+00:00\",\"description\":\"Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting health and wellness and must adapt by promoting a space for physical activity.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/gym-in-park.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/gym-in-park.jpg\",\"width\":1254,\"height\":836,\"caption\":\"Cheerful athletic couple exercising outdoors in a public park gym, living a healthy lifestyle.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/blog\\\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"EAM\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Outdoor Fitness Trends: How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/\",\"name\":\"Enterprise Asset Management\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/75100f85eaf79ba22767fde039694a4d\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/75100f85eaf79ba22767fde039694a4d\",\"name\":\"assetworks2dev\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png\",\"width\":410,\"height\":52,\"caption\":\"assetworks2dev\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9b3242d0d17363b94a614bc73d088d35\",\"name\":\"gracedelvecchio\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72b77a2530dbfc29892157ce745e4fbd568a900bbb5af03c17a24074d2f398c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72b77a2530dbfc29892157ce745e4fbd568a900bbb5af03c17a24074d2f398c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72b77a2530dbfc29892157ce745e4fbd568a900bbb5af03c17a24074d2f398c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"gracedelvecchio\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.assetworks.com\\\/eam\\\/author\\\/gracedevine\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness","description":"Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting health and wellness and must adapt by promoting a space for physical activity.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness","og_description":"Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting health and wellness and must adapt by promoting a space for physical activity.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/","og_site_name":"Enterprise Asset Management","article_published_time":"2023-10-11T19:52:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-04T19:05:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1254,"height":836,"url":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/gym-in-park.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"gracedelvecchio","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"gracedelvecchio","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/"},"author":{"name":"gracedelvecchio","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/#\/schema\/person\/9b3242d0d17363b94a614bc73d088d35"},"headline":"Outdoor Fitness Trends: How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness","datePublished":"2023-10-11T19:52:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-04T19:05:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/"},"wordCount":628,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/#\/schema\/person\/75100f85eaf79ba22767fde039694a4d"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/gym-in-park.jpg","articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/","url":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/","name":"How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/gym-in-park.jpg","datePublished":"2023-10-11T19:52:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-04T19:05:47+00:00","description":"Outdoor fitness plays a major role in promoting health and wellness and must adapt by promoting a space for physical activity.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/gym-in-park.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/gym-in-park.jpg","width":1254,"height":836,"caption":"Cheerful athletic couple exercising outdoors in a public park gym, living a healthy lifestyle."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-how-parks-are-keeping-up-with-health-and-wellness\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"EAM","item":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/category\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Outdoor Fitness Trends: How Parks Are Keeping Up With Health and Wellness"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/","name":"Enterprise Asset Management","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/#\/schema\/person\/75100f85eaf79ba22767fde039694a4d"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/#\/schema\/person\/75100f85eaf79ba22767fde039694a4d","name":"assetworks2dev","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png","url":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png","width":410,"height":52,"caption":"assetworks2dev"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/cropped-Logo_AssetWorks_withouttagline@2x-2.png"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.assetworks.com"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/#\/schema\/person\/9b3242d0d17363b94a614bc73d088d35","name":"gracedelvecchio","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72b77a2530dbfc29892157ce745e4fbd568a900bbb5af03c17a24074d2f398c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72b77a2530dbfc29892157ce745e4fbd568a900bbb5af03c17a24074d2f398c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72b77a2530dbfc29892157ce745e4fbd568a900bbb5af03c17a24074d2f398c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"gracedelvecchio"},"url":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/author\/gracedevine\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1424"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=1424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}