Bio-healthy Parks

A “bio-healthy park” is defined as a green space with a collection of different types of exercise equipment, which can be used to stay fit and prevent or treat specific ailments or injuries.

 It is designed for the practice of physical exercise for adults over 40 years old and specially recommended for over 60s because it allows the improvement of mobility, increases flexibility and tones the muscles of all the body.

In these bio-healthy parks you can find different equipment for specific types of exercises, these elements correspond to the following classification:

1. Warm-up equipment
2. Movement coordination equipment
3. Exercise equipment
4. Relaxation equipment

THE BENEFITS OF REGULAR PHYSICAL EXERCISE:

Quality of Life, Mental and Psychosocial Aspects

1. Improvement in mood and the sensation of wellbeing.
2. Oxygenation of the brain and improvement in cognitive capacity.
3. Decline in the possibility of depression.
4. Optimisation of “quality of life”.
5. Increase in self-esteem and self-confidence
6. Increase in socialisation
7. Stress relief
8. Delay in ageing and increase in independence.

Immune System

1. Improvement in the immunological system.
2. Decline in the occurrence of some types of cancer (breast, colon, etc…)

Metabolic Aspects

1. Decline in the risk of metabolic ailments.
2. Helps with weight control.
3. Prevention of Mellitus type diabetes.

Locomotive System

1. Prevention and relief of back pain.
2. Prevention of osteoporosis.
3. Osseous and muscular strengthening.
4. Improvement in coordination and balance.

Cardiovascular System

1. Improvement in cardiovascular capacity.
2. Increase in the oxygenation of tissues.
3. Help in the control of blood pressure.
4. Prevention of coronary ailments.