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Wed, 03/24/2010 - 15:48
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Municipality of Abu Dhabi City fits parks with sports '&' gym equipment
Abu Dhabi, Mar 24, 2010 (WAM)- The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has distributed sports '&' fitness equipment to a number of public parks and open spaces as a first step of a process that would be extended to cover all parks as part of the Municipality's commitment to promote community health, and encourage residents to visit parks and public gardens to take advantage of the facilities and practice healthy habits.
The step also comes in conformity with the Municipality's quest to improve and develop the social life, provide a sound environment and upgrade the level of services offered by Abu Dhabi to rank it among the best five capitals of the world.
Upon inauguration of these new facilities installed on the walkways at the Public Park at Abu Dhabi Corniche and the Capital's Park at Khalifa Street, the Acting Executive Director of Municipal Infrastructure '&' Assets Sector, Engineer Abdullah Al Shamsi said, "This initiative comes within the Municipality's strategy to meet the community needs of services, recreational and sports activities that contribute to promoting the standard of living of the inhabitants, maintaining health and physical fitness, creating an attractive environment, and encouraging families to visit parks and take advantage of the equipment provided by the Municipality in these facilities".
"The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has begun the distribution of these equipment to the Public Park at Abu Dhabi Corniche and the Capital's Park during the initial stage of the project which is set to be generalized and expanded to cover all parks and recreational facilities in the city for the benefit of all residents and visitors of the capital, no matter different their ages or hobbies are, in a way that meets with the Municipality's endeavours to provide population with a pleasant life in a clean and healthy environment.
"All these games are available free of charge to the public and are suitable to age groups from 16 years and above, taking into account the safety factors and appropriateness for climate in terms of their ability to withstand heat and humidity in summer. These equipment differ in terms of uses as each one is intended for a particular type of sports such as strengthening walking steps and safe training, as well as strengthening abdominal muscles, upper body muscles in addition to legs muscles. User instructions were provided in both Arabic and English", he added.
The step also comes in conformity with the Municipality's quest to improve and develop the social life, provide a sound environment and upgrade the level of services offered by Abu Dhabi to rank it among the best five capitals of the world.
Upon inauguration of these new facilities installed on the walkways at the Public Park at Abu Dhabi Corniche and the Capital's Park at Khalifa Street, the Acting Executive Director of Municipal Infrastructure '&' Assets Sector, Engineer Abdullah Al Shamsi said, "This initiative comes within the Municipality's strategy to meet the community needs of services, recreational and sports activities that contribute to promoting the standard of living of the inhabitants, maintaining health and physical fitness, creating an attractive environment, and encouraging families to visit parks and take advantage of the equipment provided by the Municipality in these facilities".
"The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has begun the distribution of these equipment to the Public Park at Abu Dhabi Corniche and the Capital's Park during the initial stage of the project which is set to be generalized and expanded to cover all parks and recreational facilities in the city for the benefit of all residents and visitors of the capital, no matter different their ages or hobbies are, in a way that meets with the Municipality's endeavours to provide population with a pleasant life in a clean and healthy environment.
"All these games are available free of charge to the public and are suitable to age groups from 16 years and above, taking into account the safety factors and appropriateness for climate in terms of their ability to withstand heat and humidity in summer. These equipment differ in terms of uses as each one is intended for a particular type of sports such as strengthening walking steps and safe training, as well as strengthening abdominal muscles, upper body muscles in addition to legs muscles. User instructions were provided in both Arabic and English", he added.
