Those look awesome; I would totally go. Some people have pointed out that there are rock climbing and obstacle courses, etc. but when I think “playground” I think of slides and swings and those spinny things (we called them merry -go -rounds but I don’t think that’s right)that made the wimpy kids barf 
Sure, some light exercise could be incorporated, like some of the equipment in the link, but I’m thinking more “fun” than a trip to the gym. I can’t remember the last time I was on a seesaw 
Rock walls etc usually cost, and are indoors. Whereas, like in the photo, these things are free, and in public outdoors spaces, like city parks.
Whenever I’ve encountered such a park, I’ve tried every device! It’s fun!
Zürich has vitaparcours - essentially running trails with periodic stops for other exercises. I’ve seen similar things in the States, but the Swiss seem to have more fully developed the concept. I suppose I might tire of them if I had one nearby, but while visiting Zürich it was novel and just fun enough to actually get my lethargic ass out and running.
As mentioned before, these things already exist. I just googled Adult Swing Clubs and got a lot of hits. :eek:
These seniors in Beijing… wow, they look more fit than I’ll ever be! (check out the one on the purple contraption, too, behind the onlooker).
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I’m not sure that playground equipment is an art form. Off to IMHO.
Indoor parkour gyms: https://www.google.ca/search?q=indoor+parkour&num=20&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjMp4O-6szZAhXFTd8KHeZBAVAQ_AUICigB&biw=1527&bih=845#imgrc=SIp0vwqDyET_8M: They look like they’d be less boring to most people than regular gyms. Ample padding might be a good idea.
Actually in a sense they have them with the various rope courses and like amusements/adventures. Even some of the big name parks (like Dollywood) are getting into the action.
Lol, parks aren’t free, we all pay to build them and maintain them for the benefit of children.
Adults should pay for their own recreaton/fitness/social building time.
I get my exercise rolling my eyes
Just make sure there are no parents or other supervisors or directors there. Nobody has any fun at parks unless they can just play by themselves, without anyone telling them to be nice and share, and enforcing the game rules.
That’s more of an outdoor exercise place than a playground. A playground would be for …, well, play.
I’d say a non-exercise oriented playground for adults would get boring very quickly.
One thing that makes a playground fun for kids is the other kids. Would you literally play with other adults on a set of slides/swings/whatever over and over and over again.
Keep in mind kids love playing peekaboo for amazingly long times. Not so much adults. Play is different for adults.
Around here hiking and particularly rock scrambling (where you use you hands as well, but no ropes required), are often described as adult playgrounds and ues lots of fun. Children’s play parks are their not because the children need them, but the adults need a way to keep them confined to a safe play area, children would be just as happy playing in the woods, but learn to love the play parks and associate it with a play area.
Were you sharing my odd dreams last night? There was a nice kids’ play park, and as there was no-one else around, I thought it would be great fun to play on all the stuff without anyone to laugh at me. However, I realised that, for the see-saw, other people or person would be needed. Disappointment!
Actually, in reality, all the fun things will be covered in snow today.
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Here in China most parks have exercise equipment (sometimes including things like swings), for adults. Not much more “fun” happens there than in an indoor gym.
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However, most forms of exercise are playtime to me. Obviously team sports are great fun, but things like, say, swimming too are great fun when you’re trying out different techniques (my current fave is underwater dolphin kicks).
(Working out is the one exception: I’ve never found a way to make it fun, but that’s life: not everything I need to do is fun.)
But playgrounds would probably make a great picture covered in snow right around dusk.
Oh yes, and given that the dream play park, rather unusually, matched up with a real one from childhood, I suppose I could try to go and take a photo.
But I think I’ll stay indoors, warm, well-fed and wasting time on the computer. 
(My current view of a big graveyard on a hill, is good - it lacks swings and roundabouts, but has white ground and dark gravestones and trees.)
we just had the first snow of the season and on March first, very unusual. but beautiful to look at. if there was a park, I’d walk to it.
I strongly disagree - adults benefit from public libraries and there is no reason we shouldn’t benefit from public parks/playgrounds. it’s for everybody’s good, increases the quality of life in a way that pays back more than can be measured.
everyone sharing the upfront costs benefits by making a better community.
sigh I feel like such a debbie downer even typing this, but here goes. Adult participation in social activities of any kind is declining in our nation. I don’t know enough about this to go spouting off statistics or research like an expert, but in my opinion, adults are not encouraged to have fun and be creative the way kids are. I think there’s a general expectation that you should be working towards some sort of goal and doing something productive with your time. Doesn’t it seem like there are many more classes geared towards teaching kids fun stuff (say, gymnastics or horse back riding or painting) than there are for adults? Again, please don’t ask me for a cite because I’m no expert, but in my humble opinion, for adult playgrounds to work, you’d need to push past the stigma of adults doing something that’s fun rather than productive in public. I just think most adults I know would feel self-conscious about playing on playground equipment. If they weren’t, they’d just go right ahead and play on children’s playgrounds.
Well, there’s also the fact that adults hanging around children’s playgrounds might attract some suspicion, I think.