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Sonneberger Sportpark: Calisthenics is conquering the fitness scene!
Find out how Sonneberg is making fitness accessible to everyone with its new sports park and calisthenics trend.
Sonneberger Sportpark: Calisthenics is conquering the fitness scene!
Sports enthusiasts can rejoice: The Sonneberg Sports Park (Area 26) opened four weeks ago and is now a popular meeting place for fitness enthusiasts. Vincent Scheler, a passionate athlete, uses the newfound opportunities to stay fit. His heart beats for calisthenics - a sport that he discovered during the corona pandemic. Calisthenics, which originated in the United States and is particularly popular in New York, involves strength training with bodyweight exercises that can be performed in public sports parks.
"Calisthenics is more than just a workout. It's a way of life," explains Scheler. The exercises used range from pull-ups to dips to push-ups. In the USA, fitness parks offer a variety of equipment such as pull-up bars, parallel bars and hanging routes, which are ideal for training with your own body weight. This type of training is particularly beneficial for low-income people who cannot afford a gym membership. As Freisport states, calisthenics combines classic sports elements with a variety of exercises that train both strength and mental discipline.
Diverse training options
The equipment of the Sonneberg sports park leaves nothing to be desired. Exercises can be carried out here on various devices such as the hanging ladder or the pull-up bar. The hanging ladder is particularly popular because it allows pull-ups, dips and muscle ups. The pull-up bar also offers a variety of training options thanks to the upper and lower grip, ranging from windshield wipers to toes-to-bar. If you want, you can also try out complex variations such as leg-knee raises or L-hangs at the dip station, which Freisport highlights.
The demand for such outdoor fitness facilities is increasing. A look beyond the borders shows that numerous calisthenics and street workout parks have been established in Berlin. The Kenguru.Pro Street Workout Park is particularly popular, where the local scene regularly organizes training sessions. This type of training has become more important in recent years, highlighted by events such as Bar Warz and the Bar Warrior Competition. The social aspect of training is also very important in Berlin - community and cohesion are essential.
The opening of the sports park in Sonneberg is a step in the right direction. Providing such facilities promotes fitness culture and motivates the population to become active. Athletes like Vincent Scheler will certainly achieve many more successes in training. The calisthenics trend is very popular and is bringing a breath of fresh air into the local sports landscape.