The city of Katy was selected as a recipient for the 2022 Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas and National Fitness Campaign grant, which will provide $50,000 in funds for a new fitness court to be installed at Katy City Park. This announcement was made at a July 25 City Council meeting, where officials also authorized the use of $92,350 in Bond 2021B funds to install the fitness court at the park, which is located at 5850 Franz Road, Katy, between the basketball court and softball field. This bond was initially intended to provide park improvements.
A fitness court, per the presentation delivered by Parks Director Kevin Browne, is an outdoor gym designed for adults of all ages and abilities. The fitness court would feature seven movement zones to provide a full-body workout in seven minutes. The zones include core, squat, pull, push, lunge, agility and bend. The equipment will include 118 elements for thousands of exercise variations, and the court will feature a digitally activated free app with workouts, challenges and training tools.
Design elements, such as color schemes, public art and weather protection options, are still being determined, Browne said.
Part of the fitness grant requirement was to have the fitness court at a highly visible and accessible location to provide the greatest opportunity to impact the community. Katy City Park was the only park in the city’s parks and recreation system to satisfy those requirements, Browne said.
