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A traditional jungle gym. A jungle gym (called a climbing frame in British English) is a piece of playground equipment made of many pieces of material, such as metal pipes or ropes, on which participants can climb, hang, sit, and—in some configurations—slide. Monkey bars are a part of a jungle gym where a user, hanging in the air, swings ...
1.2 South Africa. 1.3 Namibia. 2 Americas. Toggle Americas subsection. 2.1 Canada. 2.2 Chile. 2.3 Costa Rica. 2.4 Dominican Republic. ... This is a list of gym chains ...
In South Africa the company bought the assets of the 'Health and Racquet Club' chain after the latter's parent company, Leisurenet, had been placed in liquidation in October 2000 [3] for 319.6 million South African Rand (approximately £24.5m as at November 2011). [4] The South African company also runs Virgin Life Care.
An outdoor gym is a gym built outside in a public park, with the all-weather construction of its exercise machines somewhat modeled on playground equipment. It is similar to the 1960s–1970s proliferation of fitness trails, which continue to be created particularly in the US and Europe. In some instances, trails used for fitness are referred ...
A gym, short for gymnasium (pl.: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion ". [ 1 ] They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions.
World Gym International LLC is an American fitness center founded in 1976 by Joe Gold during the glory days of "Muscle Beach" in Venice Beach, California. Joe Gold is also the founder of Gold's Gym , another unaffiliated gym chain, which he sold in 1973. [ 1 ]
the fittest man in the world. Jet Jungle is the name of an early seventies scifi adventure hero, who appeared in a hit radio play: "The incredible adventures of the most amazing man of our time" broadcast on South Africa's Springbok Radio as well as a Sunday comic of the same name.
Powerhouse Gym was founded in 1974 [1] by brothers William and Norman Dabish in Highland Park, Michigan. [2] The gym started out as a facility for people in the neighborhood to exercise and soon became a place for professional athletes to train.