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Educational experiences on a school playground

We at Lappset understand the importance of creating experiences that last a lifetime. That's why our playgrounds and outdoor sports are designed to be more than just equipment; they're also meant to provide educational opportunities in schoolyard playgrounds and daycare outdoor areas. We all have an obligation to ensure children acquire the skills needed for life – it starts with providing them access at early ages through quality facilities.

10 inspiring playgrounds from 2022

We’re excited to share some inspiring Lappset playgrounds of 2022. Here you’ll find a range of playgrounds, ranging from traditional to modern designs and more.

From push-up racks to problem solving: a hundred years of playground history

The connection between play and exercise was understood already in the early decades of 20th century, when play and games were considered to provide incentive for children to start exercising.

To be sustainable, wood needs to have a long service life

Lappset is expected to meet stringent requirements in terms of product safety as well as sustainability. One of the secrets underlying Lappset’s durable high-quality products is wood preservation, a process that the Swan, the official Nordic Ecolabel, has included in in its sustainability criteria.

Wood is an ideal playground material from the design point of view

Before Lappset’s playground and exercise equipment reaches users, it undergoes a multi-stage design process, which is always based on the needs of the end-users. Lappset’s products are made from impregnated wood because it is a high-quality, environmentally friendly, durable and appealing material.

Yield expectations for sports facilities

Aarni Mertala, Sport Concept Manager from Lappset Group, suggests us to treat outdoor sports facilities more like companies. Find out why!

Dynamic and static pair workout for Sisu Fitness Frame

Sisu Fitness Frames are functional training equipment making it possible to complete many different exercises, while taking up much smaller footprint of space. In this blog, you'll find a fun pair workout for Sisu Fitness Frames.

Midline- workout

If you were looking for an easy yet efficient workout for midline - you found it! This workout is also suitable for beginners.

Issues to consider in budgeting playground maintenance

Allocating annual resources for playground management is always highly advisable, whether you or an external contractor carries out the work. Budgeting is one of the most important aspects of the annual planning cycle of a playground.

Play is active learning

Playing promotes learning by stimulating the entire body and leaving a memory of the learning experience in the nervous system. The physical activity involved in playing boosts memory and teaches creative thinking.

What makes a good parkour spot

Parkour training has always taken place in various surroundings, mostly in structures that are characteristic to urban spaces but also in parks, even in the woods. The best places are easily accessible, firm and have interesting structures that promote creative movement..

Girly girls and daredevils

In this blog post, Elina Hasanen, researcher of sports sciences, discusses the spontaneous sports activities of girls. Typical girly sports activities do not fit a single mould. So who fits into sports facilities?

5 Exercise Easy Full Body Workout

If you were looking for a easy yet efficient workout for full body - you found it!

11 Unique Playgrounds

Playground can be something that either pops out or blends in and at its best, it also serves as a landmark for people to remember the location. We collected eleven unique playgrounds from all around the world for your inspiration. Which one is your favourite?

Wellbeing from nature

According to a study conducted by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)‏‏‏‎, almost every Finn has nature experiences. These experiences can be swimming by the summer cottage, a bead of sweat on your forehead when searching for cloudberries from the swamps, or perhaps a walk along the fitness trails in the nearby forest after a day at work. In any case, after a nature experience you often feel relaxed and revitalised.

Play areas in the future

When I was a child I would run to the play area, desperate to fly down the slide backwards and head first, or jump off the swing at the full extent of its arc to see if I could still land standing up. The seesaw was another favourite, my brother and I would bounce up on the seat so hard that the other rocketed into the air, we would see how high we could make each other go, and stopped when our bottoms hurt from hitting the seat so much. But how long ago was this, how much have play areas changed and what is in store for the future?

Age-friendly Cities and Communities

The inclusion of older people in community activities to better meet their needs has been acknowledged by the World Health Global Network.

Story about parallel reality

Let me tell you a story about parallel reality. In parallel reality, many things are the same as in our familiar reality, but some things are a little bit, and sometimes a lot, different. I will use myself as an example citizen of this parallel world and tell you about a normal day in that parallel life.

An inclusive playground is perfect for everyone

Terhi Tamminen is an expert on the accessibility of the built environment. Read from the blog how Inclusive Design thinking can be used to design a playground.

Digital play in the future

Product designer Rob Tuitert from Yalp, Lappset`s subsidiary in The Netherlands, tells about his visions of digital play.

Street Workout for beginners

Street Workout - instructions and variations for beginners

Lappset Fitness Park

Outdoor fitness parks create variation to training for personal trainer Oona Tolppanen and her customers.

Life-long activity

A young child’s expanding sense of initiative is often observed within their curiosity, exploration and very active behaviour. Play is a natural component of a child’s everyday life and assists the child to make sense of his or her world, and learn about their bodies and movement capabilities. Children’s activities typically incorporates vigorous physical components, and is motivated through an inate drive to play, therefore it may be called as a physically active play.

Designing playground for a wide user group

It’s easy to distinguish a kids’ playground from a outdoor fitness site. However, designers tend to prefer that the area serves a wide range of users. Often the sites provide playground equipment for children and fitness equipment for adults. While it is fully possible to prepare a creative plan for such a site, it’s important to follow a few ground rules.

Bodyweight training

If you google the phrase “street workout” you will get more than 117 million hits. Street workout is a type of physical activity that has rapidly become a popular pastime of choice and is gaining new fans around the world.

Playgrounds are interactive environments

Children are excitable by nature. They are innately full of enthusiasm and curiosity about their surroundings: the whole world is an adventure. A well-designed playground gives children endless opportunities to use their imagination and also appeals to parents.