For Design Professionals

Outdoor Fitness Equipment for Design Professionals

National Fitness Campaign (NFC) partners with Landscape Architects, Civil Engineers, Site Planners to bring outdoor fitness infrastructure to parks, campuses, and public spaces. Whether you are specifying the Fitness Court, the Fitness Court Studio, or the Fitness Court Shade, every installation is fully customizable with community art and color. Reach out and NFC's planning and design team will take it from there.
For Landscape Architects, Engineers & Site Planners

Partnering with Design Professionals from Site Selection to Ribbon-Cutting

The Fitness Court is the centerpiece of Healthy Infrastructure®, NFC's framework for specifying outdoor fitness environments built to serve communities for decades. Whether you are working on a municipal park, a commercial outdoor fitness installation, park fitness equipment for a greenway, or an outdoor gym on a campus, NFC's planning and design team brings the expertise to move the project forward.

NFC works directly with landscape architects, civil engineers, and site planners from early site conversations through ribbon-cutting. You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out.

NFC's outdoor fitness installations

Specification Options for Every Project Brief

Every NFC installation includes a custom art component with community-specific colors, graphics, and identity built into the design. Choose the right fit for the brief, then make it the client's own.

The Fitness Court®

Best for: Open parks, greenways, campuses, trail heads and mixed-use spaces where a flexible, low-footprint fitness amenity is the brief.

The Fitness Court is built around seven bodyweight movement categories, designed for all users 14 and older. Starting at 38x38 feet with no power required and no utilities needed, the Fitness Court fits sites where most indoor alternatives would not.

The Fitness Court® Studio

Best for: Recreation centers and sites where structured outdoor programming, instructor-led classes, or organized group fitness is part of the project brief.

The Fitness Court Studio is a dedicated outdoor class environment that extends the Fitness Court into structured group fitness. It affects site layout, so raise it early in design conversations where programming drives the brief.

The Fitness Court® Shade

Best for: Sites with high sun exposure, year-round programming priorities, or where architectural presence is a design consideration.

The Fitness Court Shade is a shade structure designed specifically for the Fitness Court. The Fitness Court Shade extends usability across climates and seasons while adding architectural presence. It affects footprint and structural planning, so factor it in early when site conditions call for it.
Art, customization, and community identity

Every Installation Is Customizable

Every NFC installation includes a custom art component. No two Fitness Courts are the same. Options range from standard integration to local artist collaboration or custom work with NFC's internal design team. We can match your projects style and color scheme with over 800+ custom colors and in-house Graphic Design Experts. Whatever fits the project scope and the client's community engagement goals, NFC can make it work.

For public sector clients, the public art dimension may connect to municipal art programs, percent-for-art requirements, or community benefit priorities. Raising it early can open doors that a standard equipment specification would not. Colors, graphics, and identity are built into the installation.

Site flexibility and specifications

Outdoor Fitness Court Specifications Built for Any Site

The Fitness Court family starts at 38x38 feet, requires no power, no utilities, and no mechanical systems. NFC's planning and design team has Fitness Court specifications ready and has worked through most site constraints before. Whatever your site looks like, reach out early and the team will work with you.

Starting at 38×38 ft
The smallest Fitness Court footprint fits tight urban sites, narrow park strips, and constrained campus locations where larger installations would not be feasible.
No Power. No Utilities.
Zero electrical, mechanical, or plumbing requirements. No infrastructure coordination, no utility easements, no ongoing operating costs tied to systems.
Adaptable to Your Brief
The Fitness Court, Fitness Court Studio, and Fitness Court Shade are all configurable. NFC works with your site constraints from the first conversation, and the team has seen most of them before.
Low Maintenance. Factory Warranty.
Fitness Court equipment is built for continuous outdoor exposure with no mechanical systems to service. Routine inspection and occasional cleaning are all that's required. NFC provides post-installation maintenance guidance and provides warranties.
Working with NFC on a client project

How NFC Supports Design Professionals

NFC's planning and design team works directly with landscape architects and civil engineers from early Fitness Court specifications through ribbon-cutting. That means technical guidance, coordination with your team, and support through the community engagement and approval process.

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Site Guidance and Specification Support

NFC's planning and design team covers footprint, surface compatibility, adjacency requirements, and sight line guidance. CAD drawings and SketchUp models are available on request to support your outdoor fitness equipment specification work. Our team will work with your design for a custom fit.

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Community Engagement Support

NFC's planning and design team supports the community engagement and approval process for municipal and institutional clients, from concept through council or board presentation.

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Installation & Activation

NFC coordinates installation logistics and shows up at launch with programming resources, media support, and ribbon-cutting help.

Design resources

CAD Drawings and SketchUp Models Available on Request

NFC's planning and design team can provide CAD drawings and SketchUp models to support your specification and site planning work. Request them when you reach out to start your project conversation.

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Where NFC's outdoor fitness installations are specified

Project Types Across the Portfolio

Municipal Parks
High School & University Campuses
Mixed-Use Development
Trail Corridors & Greenways
Public Health & Wellness Campuses
Transit-Oriented Development
Urban Centers
Amenity & Roof Decks
Designing for community health

The Operational Case for Outdoor Fitness Infrastructure

Outdoor physical activity is well established as a contributor to mental wellbeing, and installations that are thoughtfully sited and well designed get used more.

There is also a practical operational argument worth making for clients who are weighing outdoor gym equipment against indoor alternatives. Indoor facilities require utilities, mechanical systems, ongoing equipment servicing, and staff oversight. Those demands compound over years and decades. The Fitness Court, Fitness Court Studio, and Fitness Court Shade require none of it. For clients managing long-term facilities budgets, that distinction is worth surfacing early.

Frequently asked questions

Questions from Design Professionals

Can the Fitness Court be integrated into a larger master plan or phased site?
How does NFC work with your design team during the planning process?
What makes specifying outdoor fitness equipment with NFC straightforward?
What footprint and surface types does it require?
How does the Fitness Court Studio differ from the Fitness Court?
Are CAD files and SketchUp models available for specification?
Ready to explore what a Fitness Court looks like for your project? Connect with our planning team.
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