Grand opening of the Calisthenics Park now on October 2nd!

Grand opening of the Calisthenics Park now on October 2nd!

The inauguration of the new calisthenics park in the Wiesent Nord III development area has been postponed to October 2nd, 2025 due to weather-related circumstances. The multifunctional retention basin in which the park is being built has been affected by recent rains, making the outdoor event impossible. According to wiesent.de, the original opening date was not tenable, which is why those responsible set a new date.

The Calisthenics Park is located on Von-Kolb-Str. 16. Visitors are welcome to try out the training equipment provided. Physiotherapist Michael Weikenstorfer will give training tips during the event, and the band “Rocktic” will provide the musical accompaniment. This opening ceremony promises to be a varied experience for fitness enthusiasts and those interested.

What is Calisthenics?

Calisthenics, also known as street workout, is a modern form of bodyweight training that takes place in public spaces. This form of training combines classic bodyweight exercises such as pull-ups, push-ups, squats and dips with creative movements from urban sports, including parkour and freerunning. The exercises range from explosive movements on horizontal bars to gymnastic feats on parallel bars. The origins of this trend lie in the streets of New York City, where athletes train at outdoor fitness parks. In Eastern Europe and Russia there is a parallel culture known as street workout or ghetto workout, as calisthenics-parks.com describes.

Calisthenics parks are specially designed outdoor fitness parks for bodyweight training that offer central training equipment to enable optimal execution of the exercises. A well-equipped street workout park should contain, among other things, numerous pull up bars, at least two parallel bars and other equipment such as low push up bars. The fitness trend became popular through platforms like YouTube, where groups like Barstarzz and Baristi Workout garner millions of views. The modular calisthenics park can be implemented in different variants and scales and is a central part of urban planning in many countries.

The opening of the park on October 2, 2025 will not only be an occasion for sports enthusiasts in the region, but will also make an important contribution to promoting fitness and health in the community. The concept of outdoor fitness parks is a step towards a more active lifestyle and helps to strengthen social interaction through sport, which is particularly important in today's world. Details about the opening ceremony and activities will continue to be announced, and anyone interested is invited to find out more information on the bad-driburg.de website.