IT’S just a matter of weeks before the new functional fitness area of Bathurst PCYC will be open to train in.
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The club, with the help of generous businesses, has been busy developing the new indoor space on the back court of the facility.
Manager David Hitchick said a working bee was held recently to put large equipment into place, and even more work will be done this weekend that will nearly complete the project.
The space currently features things like Olympic weights, dip bars and monkey bars, and the PCYC’s boxing ring has been put back into the space.
“The steel racking side of things is all but finished … and this weekend it is all about constructing on the other side of the room with the warped wall and the salmon ladder,” he said.
Work will get underway at around 9am on Saturday and continue until Sunday evening.
Mr Hitchick said the project was being supported by the Rotary Club of Bathurst and businesses including Tablelands Builders, Kelso Kitchens, Brett Moulds Design and Drafting and Carter’s General Engineering.
These businesses have donated time and materials to help the PCYC develop the facility.
“We’ve got a lot of people chipping in and helping out this weekend,” Mr Hitchick said.
He said the club is excited to see this project complete, as it will be a point of difference from other recreational facilities around Bathurst that don’t have obstacle course training.
The idea was conceived in part around the popularity of television programs such as Spartan and Ninja Warrior.
“You watch it on TV and a lot of people like me sit at home and think ‘I wonder if I could do that?’ and now we will have some of those obstacles here,” Mr Hitchick said.
“It has got a fairly modern feel to it. It is the ‘in’ thing at the moment for people that want to do obstacle courses.”
Mr Hitchick said the club plans to be using the functional fitness area over the school holidays and Youth Week, which are in mid April.
“Younger kids will be able to use this space for parkour and as they get older, around 16, they can use this for training for obstacle events,” he said.
The PCYC has also advertised for a functional fitness coach to join the club.