FARMINGTON — A new outdoor fitness court is set to open Friday, Sept. 6, on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. UMF is the first higher education partner to team up with Community Health Options and National Fitness Campaign as part of a campaign to build fitness courts across the state.

The UMF Fitness Court opens at 131 Perkins St. with a ribbon cutting ceremony from noon to 2 p.m. It’s the state’s third fitness court, following two that opened at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in the City of Lewiston and VFW Park and Field on Canoe Club Road in Hampden in 2022, according to a news release from the university.

The courts provide access to free outdoor exercise equipment for anyone over the age of 14 at any fitness level, allowing people to use their own body weight to get a complete workout using seven exercise stations in as little as seven minutes.

People can adapt the workouts to their own ability and move at their own pace. Users also may download the free Fitness Court App, which acts as a coach-in-the-pocket and enhances the outdoor gym into a digitally supported wellness experience. The court is open to students, campus staff and the community.

For more information, visit umf.maine.edu or email Alison Thayer, UMF associate director of fitness and recreation, at athayer@maine.edu.

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