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Old 04-01-2009, 02:11 PM
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Default Lake Nokomis Vita Course

Does anybody have any information on the old Vita Course that was built around lake Nokomis?
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Old 05-14-2009, 04:10 PM
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The Vita Course at Lake Nokomis was manufactured by a company out of Delano, Minnesota called Landscape Structures. Here’s the URL:

Landscape Structures - Commercial Playground Equipment, Playground Design & Ideas

The Vita Course is just one of many fitness trails worldwide. My brother and I used a different brand called Par Course that had been installed on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Like the Lake Nokomis Vita Course the GMU Par Course had been neglected and was missing two of the stations. My brother and I got permission to rehabilitate the course and used it in conjunction with a weight training program. Running as fast as possible from station to station was a serious cardio workout. We took a lot of ribbing until our mates on the soccer team tried it. After one lap nobody talked trash again. They were too busy sucking wind.

Check out these Wikipedia entries to follow the development of fitness trails.

Parkour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Georges Hébert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fitness trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Once you’ve finished reading, watch this video and see a parallel development.


YouTube - Russian Ninjas, Russian Climbing Ninja, Parkour in Latvia

It would be great if the Parks and Recreation Department refurbished the Lake Nokomis fitness trail. Let the MPR Board members know.

Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board - Commissioners
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