It is a Family Wellness Centre
In a fast-changing world of consumerism and even more so personal space, people-care and physical development have newfound internationally recognized appreciation and prioritization of safe 3rd spaces for adolescents, excluding home and day care / school and has become one of the fastest growing societal trends.
Traditionally families had to attend different offerings to cater for adolescents and adults with a lack of solutions for adolescent and small child developmental activities outside of educational institutions.
FitPlay is a concept which combines international on trend play and activity structures and concepts (Adventure Parks) offering trained supervision with traditional health clubs. FitPlay is a future minded business, comprising of a team of industry recognized members.
We have therefor brought the traditional Health Club and Adventure Park under one roof to create a Family Wellness Centre for all to enjoy.
Our offerings
Combo Boutique Style Health Club & Adventure Park
Boutique style Health Clubs primarily focus on proving its members with an experience he looking to derive from his traditional gym. You would love being in an environment where there are like-minded people performing similar exercises or incorporating a combination of exercises that you are fond of into a vibrant routine. This would allow you to socialize with people of similar interests and goals in an energetic atmosphere. Usually the space is upscale with modern amenities making it quite pleasing for you to spend an hour amongst people with similar interests.
Boutique style Health Clubs provide an experience that is not only unique but also enriching, motivating and trendy, all the while keeping your fitness goals intact.
Boutique style Health Clubs are very technology driven and only be best equipped brands will be used.
Incorporated into that you will also find an adventure park for children where they can play in safe and hygienic environment.
Adventure Park
With the lone standing Adventure Park our aim is to create a safe and fun environment, not only for children, but for parents as well. We encourage parent to participate in these activities.
Playing together is one of the most effective tools for building strong relationships with your child too. Play adds joy, vitality, and resilience to relationships. It can heal resentments, disagreements, and hurt. Through play, children learn to trust others and feel safe.
In our Adventure Parks we will offer a wide variety of area, e.g., Toddler Town, Climbing Walls of different heights and difficulty, Trampoline Park, Impi Course, High Rope Course, Giant Slides to name a few. This will accommodate children from an early age to 13/14 years of age and even adults.
Food Offering
Every Boutique Style Health Club/Adventure Park will have a high-end quality food operator.
With the growth of the adventure park industry food products and services have become an integral pard of the overall park operations and experience.
Customer expectations strongly influences members perceptions when it comes to playparks and is a primary predictor of whether visitors would recommend eating at an adventure park.
Some of the offerings in the playpark may include (depending on size):
Climbing Walls
Foam Pit with Climbing Wall
Trampolines
Ninja Course
High Rope Course
Toddler Town/Kids Mini
Maze
Giant slide
Air Coaster
Party Rooms
High end food offering
Early Child Development
The Value of Play
Play improves the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and young people. Through play, children learn about the world and themselves. They also learn skills they need for study, work and relationships such as: confidence.
Why is Play important for Children
Play builds imagination and creativity. During play, kids stretch their imaginations.
Play fosters Cognitive growth.
Play delivers emotional and behavioral benefits.
Play improves literacy
Play encourages greater independence.
Play promotes physical fitness.
What is play in early childhood?
Play is a physical or mental activity that we do for fun, without any other purpose in mind. Play in the Early Years Foundation Stage is often used to encourage aspects of children's learning and development while they are having fun. It can be a very social activity, or one done alone.
Key characteristics of play
Play must be self-chosen, and self-directed.
Play should be voluntary.
Play should be meaningful to the participants.
Play should be fun.
Play should be spontaneous, flexible, creative.
Play offers the ability for children to explore in a low-risk environment.
Early Childhood Development
Early childhood development helps children to acquire motor skills for their growth and independence. Having good gross motor skills helps children to explore the world around them and enable them to perform everyday functions such as walking, running, catching, throwing and so on.
Health & Safety
Safety of Playpark equipment is our first priority, and we will ensure that we only source equipment that exceed current international standards. These include EN1177, PAS5000,
IPEMA, APAVE and ASTM. All equipment will be built, partly assembled and shipped to South Africa. All local installations will be done by their engineers on site who will travel to South Africa to do the installations
Why is the Health & Safety of Playparks so important?
It goes without saying that children’s safety should be our top priority. This is even more so in an indoor playground business. To ensure success, having high quality equipment that meets all international safety standards is absolute crucial.
Complying with International Safety Standards
When choosing an international playpark company manufacturer, it is essential to ensure the playpark equipment that you purchase is of the highest quality as well as in compliance with the safety standards set for indoor playparks. The safety and playpark users are of the top priority for any indoor playpark owners. Indoor playparks that do not meet the requirement safety standards can be a hazard to the children playing on them. Our suppliers only provide playparks that are in compliance with the International Safety Standards.
All equipment is designed and manufactured in compliance with the ASTM Part 1918-12, IBC 2015, CBC 2012 of the USA, EN 1176-1177 of Europe, UL, CE and GS among other international safety standards.
ASTM 1918-12, EN 1176 and EN 1177 are the world’s most comprehensive safety standards that are specially developed for “Soft Contained Play Equipment.”
In South Africa these are the South African National Standards (SANS) 51176-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,11 and 51177 of 2010 (referred to as the act) which is available from the South African Bureau of Standards.
Installation
The installation process is a very essential part of the process of building an indoor playpark. The quality of installation will affect the quality of the finished indoor playpark. This is why only a fully installed playpark by a qualified professional will be considered a completed product which is ready for safety inspections as well as be covered under warranty.
Our suppliers have in-house teams of highly experienced and skilled professional installers. These teams will visit South Africa and will be responsible for the full installation.
All installations team have been fully trained in all aspects of the newest international building codes including IBC 2015 and all standards associated with them.
