Did you know IUPUI is home to an outdoor fitness garden?
Faculty, staff and students can get a full workout while enjoying the fall temperatures and foliage on the equipment outside the south entrance of the IU Natatorium.
The fitness garden, which opened in 2020, features 33 equipment stations for a variety of exercises, including sit-ups, assisted pushups, hip twists, chest presses, lat pull-downs and more. There are also benches, tables and charging stations.
The facility is open to the campus community year-round, seven days a week. The only exception is when classes use the equipment. Signs are posted when courses are in session.
Mark Urtel, chair of the Department of Kinesiology and a key member of the fitness garden project, said the best availability during the week is early in the morning and after 3 p.m. He encourages faculty, staff and students to take advantage of the free campus resource.
See the exercise options by clicking through pictures taken by IU photographer Liz Kaye:
View print quality imageIUPUI students work out on different outdoor exercise machines. Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana UniversityView print quality imageA student walks through the outdoor fitness garden while three other students use the equipment. Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana UniversityView print quality imageThe all-weather equipment offers fitness opportunities in core strength, balance, power, and upper- and lower-body exercises. Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana UniversityView print quality imageInstructions on how to use the equipment with proper form are posted on each station. Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana UniversityView print quality imageExercise equipment in the fitness garden was designed with access and accessibility in mind. Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana UniversityView print quality imageThe machines use a person’s body weight or adjustable, bidirectional resistance to customize a workout. Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana University
