Plymouth's adiZone gym launches

A giant outdoor gym was unveiled by a special celebrity guest in Devonport to inspire schools and the local community to get more involved in sport. British Olympic sprinter Craig Pickering attended the official launch of the adiZone. 

Designed and developed by adidas, the adiZone is a 625 square metre venue inspired by Olympic and Paralympic sports. It will help widen the opportunities for recreational leisure activities in the city and is free to use 365 days of the year. It includes basketball, football and tennis areas, a climbing wall, an outdoor gym and an open area to encourage dance, aerobics, gymnastics and martial arts.

On Friday 27 August 2010 there was a launch party at the park at Mutton Cove with a basketball and street dance demonstration by Urban X to show how the adiZone can be used.

Plymouth City Council's sports development unit has been working with the Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership (DRCP) and the Children and Young People's Trust to secure funding to bring the facility to the city. adiZones were initially installed by adidas in four of the London 2012 host boroughs and are now being introduced to towns and cities across the UK as part of the preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Youth Sport Trust will be working with the Cities SDU and SSP's to offer a schools activation package.

If we are going to meet the needs of all the Children and Young People in Plymouth to be physically active and learn outside the classroom we must start to use this and similar facilities as teaching and learning areas.

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