Community Corner New Adult Outdoor Fitness Center Opens In Fairfield The new equipment, which is free to use, is at the town’s Bigelow Center for Senior Activities on Mona Terrace.
The new adult outdoor fitness center at the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities in Fairfield. (Alfred Branch/Patch) An agility walking path at the adult outdoor fitness center in Fairfield. (Alfred Branch/Patch) Julie DeMarco, Fairfield’s Director of Human Services, in front of an instruction board of how to use the equipment. (Alfred Branch/Patch) Town and state officials at the ribbon-cutting for the new adult outdoor fitness center at the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities in Fairfield. (Alfred Branch/Patch)
FAIRFIELD, CT — A new outdoor fitness center, designed to help elderly and other adult residents exercise outside, has been unveiled at the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities in Fairfield.
The $262,000 fitness center, which is free to use, has several pieces of strength equipment, a swing set, and an agility walking path, all designed to help keep adults, especially older ones, in shape. Additionally, the conditioning equipment tailored for individuals with disabilities or physical limitations.
Funding for the equipment, which rests on a spongy, rubberized floor, was provided by the state’s American Rescue Plan Act money, in addition to other money from a state grant for senior center efforts. Members of Fairfield’s state legislative delegation are credited with helping to secure the additional state money. “The goal of this project was to get seniors back outside after the Covid pandemic,” said Julie DeMarco, Fairfield’s Director of Human Services, who helped oversee the project. Crews from the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department built the new fitness center.
New Adult Outdoor Fitness Center Opens In Fairfield
