The Department of Administration Modernization, Urban Quality and Participation, headed Jose Guillen, continues to convert the parks and gardens of Murcia and districts in meeting places and coexistence for all.
In the coming months the council will work on developing a plan to create the largest areas for placing devices on up to 50 gerontogimnasia green areas of the municipality, in addition to the six installed during the month of December.
Specifically in this December it has been installed in these areas Plaza de Castilla, Tower Romo, Garden Juan Alcolea, Abenarabi, Juan Torres Fontes Garden and opposite the health center of San Andrés.
The installed equipment allows performing exercises waist, elliptical, bike, walker and abs.
Councilman Jose Guillen explained that "the City Council is committed to improving the quality of life of Murcia, in this case of the elderly, investing more than 120,000 euros in these devices gerontogimnasia. We want our gardens are spaces coexistence of families, seniors, children and youth creating opportunities tailored to the needs of each collective. "
"We want our seniors enjoy our gardens while exercisers adapted to their age. In addition, this plan we respond to the demands neighborhood, through the applications of the different presidents of municipal councils and district boards We ask these facilities in their neighborhoods and districts, "he pointed Guillen.
So, from next January 50 zones are installed, with five appliances gerontogimnasia each, in addition to the 452 existing ones.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia