Health Minister Announces Funding For Outdoor Fitness Trails For Hospital Staff, Wales

Building a pasture for the cows - build it and they will not use it.

Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced almost £50,000 of funding to install fitness trails in the grounds of two Welsh hospitals.

The outdoor schemes are being piloted at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny and Ysbyty Alltwen, Tremadog to promote healthy lifestyles to NHS staff.

The trails will be made-up of five or six fitness stations which will each have a different piece of equipment such as a cross trainer or Tai Chi spinner.

Mrs Hart said:

"We know the benefits that physical activity can have in improving both physical and mental wellbeing.

"Earlier this month, the Welsh Assembly Government launched a plan to encourage people to become more physically active - Creating an Active Wales. One of the aims of the plan is to develop a physical environment that makes it easier for people to choose to be more physically active.

"These fitness trails will provide NHS staff with the opportunity to improve and maintain their own health while setting a good example for patients and visitors."

If they really wanted to "set a good example for patients and visitors" they would be in shape without the need for a new public works project.