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New York’s first Center for Active Design will seek to create greater movement in buildings and outdoors
New York City officials are tackling obesity in the city by setting up the first Center for Active Design, as well as announcing new legislation that will change the way construction and renovation projects are approached. The centre was launched in July as part
of a series of initiatives promoting physical activity through the design of buildings and public spaces, countering architects’ tendency to value convenience over health and physical activity. The non-profit organisation will promote these changes in a bid to fight obesity and related chronic diseases. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg
also announced an executive order requiring all city agencies to use active design strategies in future construction or major renovation
projects. Alongside this, he announced two pieces of legislation to promote stairway access in all buildings, making them more visible in order to encourage use. The new organisation will adhere to four
key concepts: encouraging greater physical movement for users within buildings; supporting a safe and vibrant environment for pedestrians and cyclists, with more inviting streetscapes; improving access to nutritious foods in communities that need them the most; and shaping play and activity spaces for people of different ages, interests and abilities. The mayor made the announcement at
The New School, which is using active design principles in the construction of its new University Center on Fifth Avenue.
Expanded facilities for Sydney university As well as acting as an elite sport facility,
Sydney University in Australia has opened a new A$15m extension to its Sports & Aquatic Centre, comprising a new sports hall and fitness facilities. The new sports hall offers badminton,
indoor football/futsal, netball and basketball, as well as a permanent grandstand and broadcast facilities. In the fitness suite, new cardio and strength
equipment is set within expanded cardio, weights and stretching rooms. There’s also an enlarged group exercise studio, plus boxing and dojo rooms. Other facilities include a 50m indoor pool, tennis and squash courts.
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Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) is also available for community use. SUSF also operates the Arena Sports Centre
in nearby Camperdown. Its two sites combined now offer facilities including 70 stations of Life Fitness cardio equipment, 70 group exercise classes a week in a studio with a capacity of 70 attendees, and six tennis courts for hire. A number of short courses are on offer,
including dance, fencing and scuba diving. Lunchtime ‘Social Sport’ competitions are also complemented by school holiday camps throughout the year.
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