School of Arts and Media Interior Design BA (Hons) Negotiated Major Project Brief Title:
Innovative Fitness Centre For All Ages Academic Yr
13-14
Level 6
Name
Credits
Duration
KATE JACKSON
40
12 weeks
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Introduction Obesity and physical inactivity is on the rise all over the United Kingdom in both adults and children. The modern generation of children are shunning traditional outdoor games that encouraged physical activity and favoured by previous generation. Instead children are favouring the latest pieces of technology such as computer games which are promoting a more static and secluded lifestyle; examples including escalators instead of stairs, communication through technology, and over reliance of the automobile for transport. This is an issue that strongly needs addressing and if the right implications are put in place, then the population could see a positive change on their health and fitness.
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People are becoming increasingly aware of the what the implications of having poor levels of physical fitness. Gyms currently do not facilitate for both children and adults as they are generally adults only. This creates a barrier and limits the way children can participate in physical activity, this being the case, children will never be able to achieve healthy fitness levels.
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The Concept The brief outlines a proposed fitness centre in which both adults and children can go to take part in physical activity. The concept is to encourage and motivate everyday people to make a conscientious decision in allowing them to become more active by engaging in a lively, exciting environment.
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There will be a specified area of the fitness centre that accommodates both adults and children allowing them to train in the same environment so families can come and exercise together, have fun and bond as a family. The primary advantage to this is that children are encouraged to become more physically active by incorporating games and activities in to their lives with the main focus of being fun rather than work.
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There will be a separate area of the fitness centre designated for adults only which will offer alternative methods of training that differ from the traditional methods to make exercising more exciting rather than being seen as ‘boring’. This will involve various pieces of functional training equipment that is designed to prepare and improve on movements that correlate to the day to day lives of the general population.
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