How To Spend Your Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Funding

30th June 2025

One way in which your local authority could spend this money, is in providing outdoor gym equipment for your area. 

Who benefits from an outdoor gym and how? 

For a start, anyone can use an outdoor gym, enjoy it and feel the benefits of outdoor exercise, regardless of age, gender, fitness level or ability. For older users in particular, this group can be helped to remain active while retaining strength, balance, independence and experiencing less social isolation, meaning they enjoy enhanced overall quality of life. 

Outdoor workout facilities provide multitude benefits including: 

• Enhanced mood, better sleep plus more physical and mental energy. Feelings of depression, anxiety and tension all diminish – according to the charity Mind, one in four adults in England experience some kind of mental heath issue every year. 
• Greater absorption of Vitamin D, which is vital to both mood improvement and having healthy bones, muscles and teeth. 
• A reduced chance of Type II diabetes, lower blood pressure and a lower heart rate plus all the usual benefits of physical activity including weight management. 
• Open-air gyms are free at the point of use and, for most people, it’s pretty easy to find one near them. There are no membership fees or lengthy, potentially complicated contracts to sign. 
• While figures vary, it’s widely believed that you can burn up to 10% more calories working out under the sky rather than indoors. 
• For employers in particular, exercise reduces stress and boosts workplace productivity. 
• We’ve also previously written about the key role outdoor gyms can play in bringing people together while also improving public health, serving as cross generational community hubs. 

Great offers and packages from Fresh Air Fitness

Fresh Air Fitness is the award-winning, leading CIL provider of outdoor gym equipment. Whatever your community organisation, if you’re considering using your CIL payment to fund an open-air workout amenity, we can help. 

Our current deals which will really allow you to make the most of your funding include: 

1. The NEW Six pack: Save 30% on six pieces of equipment from our adult range, with 11 user stations for just £6,500, with delivery and installation included as you create an outdoor gym in your park or other open space, for users of all ages. All machines have been chosen to provide a full-body workout, and include the Air Skier, Bike, Seated Leg Press, Triple Pull-Up, Rider and Double Sit-Up Boards. 
2. Our Park Bumper Package: This gives you a seven-piece outdoor gym for the whole community for 12 users at once, clearly labelled and with safety instructions. For just £9,900 including delivery and installation, you get the Arm and Pedal Bike, Combi machine, Air Skier, Rider, Double Air Walker, Seated Leg Press and Leg Lift Station. 
3. The Strength and Cardio Package: For just £9,500 including delivery and installation, we can supply (from our adult range) our new Training Rig, Air Skier, Double Air Walker and Rider. The package offers the ultimate blend of strength and cardio workouts for 13 users at any one time. And, again, it’s suitable for all abilities.
4. The Big Rig Offer: For £13,500, we can install this pioneering piece of kit, comprising a number of pull-up bars, dips and ladders plus multiple other workout stations, providing a full-body training rig for 17 users at the same time. Again, we include delivery and installation. 

So have a think about how a CIL payment could transform your local community. We’re here to help from initial concept through to installation and aftercare. Want to learn more? Call 01483 608 860 or get in touch via the online form.