Destination-Scale Outdoor Fitness Project
Ninjas in Florida: Riverside Park
A Greenfields Ninja Course anchors a larger multi-zone outdoor fitness environment within Riverside Park in Coral Springs, Florida. Designed as a destination-scale amenity, the course supports continuous movement, structured programming, and high daily use. The U-shaped layout features 13 obstacles — including hanging platforms, spider walk elements, and angled climbing walls — creating a dynamic training environment for teens through adults.
Planning Insights from Riverside Park
Riverside Park illustrates how thoughtfully planned outdoor fitness infrastructure can activate public space while supporting long-term community use.
• Establishes outdoor ninja training as a viable anchor for destination park design
• Demonstrates how multi-zone fitness environments can support sustained, high-volume use
• Provides a scalable model for communities investing in long-term recreational infrastructure
Project Snapshot
Location: Coral Springs, Florida
Environment: Riverside Park – Public Recreation
Project Type: Destination-scale outdoor fitness
User Profile: Teens through adults
Use Case: High-volume public park installation
Featured Elements:
• Ninja course and obstacle course
• Calisthenics / bodyweight training area
• Adjustable-resistance strength equipment
• Multigenerational fitness area
• Wheelchair accessible fitness trail (6 stations)
Custom touches:
• Synthetic turf surfacing
• Surface-mount installation
• In-ground installation
• Custom shade structures
Coral Springs is a Destination for Fitness
Adjacent to the Ninja course, an obstacle course with a separate set of challenges beckons athletes and other high-level users. Many obstacle course features double as calisthenics apparatuses. Also, it has a unique setup featuring pull-up bars, rope climbs, and wall ball targets. Together, the obstacle course features facilitate an almost-limitless variety of activities.
Nearby is yet another area with a selection of adjustable-resistance machines, designed to emulate the type of workouts done on specialized equipment found in private gyms. Greenfields’ Leg Press and Leg Extension & Curl provide lower body strengthening, while upper body strengthening is facilitated by the Tricep Press, Vertical Press, Shoulder Press, Chest Press, Rower and Bench Press.
Finally, the trail provides more exercise opportunities with bodyweight leverage units and open-area exercises. We added QR code signage so users can view equipment-free activity videos on their phones, offering more options to visitors. Greenfields’ new no-equipment video demos cover warm-ups, cardio, and bodyweight exercises, including easy or low-impact variations. Synthetic turf at each station and on Ninja and Obstacle Courses offers a comfortable base; users may also bring mats.
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Large-Format Design in Riverside Park
The trail is designed to be highly inclusive, featuring several units from Greenfields’ Wheelchair Accessible line , including the Vertical Press, Chest Press, and Butterfly / Reverse Fly Combo, which each have one side for an able-bodied user and the other side for an individual in a wheelchair to use without transferring. Other units on the trail include a Rowing Machine, Sit-up benches, Pommel Horse, and the ever-popular 4-Person Pendulum, Abs, & Dips Station.
Additionally, the trail promotes social interaction; each of its six stations can accommodate multiple users. These new, exciting features occupy what previously was an outdoor roller rink. Project planners revamped the rink’s center to include Ninja and obstacle courses, a shaded area, and seating. An oval path edges the area, which features six trail stations at intervals for walking or jogging. Also included in the project was the installation of pickleball and basketball courts.
With so much to offer, thousands will enjoy Coral Springs’ fitness area for years to come.
Community Context
Riverside Park is a 15-acre destination park designed to support Coral Springs’ continued growth through accessible, modern recreation infrastructure. The park integrates multi-zone outdoor fitness, including a destination-scale ninja course, specialized strength equipment, pickleball and basketball courts, and waterfront access along the community canal system.
Completed as part of a broader fitness upgrade in early 2024, the project reflects the city’s long-term investment in high-use public spaces that serve residents across age groups and ability levels.
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