Termy Uniejów: A European Outdoor Fitness Club

Most outdoor fitness stories are about a park getting a few new machines. This one is different: it is about a facility built to the Outdoor Fitness Club model - operated, zoned, and designed for serious training outdoors - and, as far as we know, the first Outdoor Fitness Club built inside a thermal-water and aquapark complex, at the spa town of Uniejów in central Poland.

Opened in 2026, the installation covers around 400 m² and is organised into four distinct zones: a strength area with 20 adjustable-load stations, plus dedicated functional, cardio, and boxing zones. That zoning is the tell: it is built to serve guests across every fitness level side by side, not to offer a token row of bars by the water.

The context

Uniejów is known for its thermal baths and wellness tourism - exactly the setting where the Outdoor Fitness Club model fits. A wellness destination has an operator, a paying audience, and a reason to offer more than a free cluster of machines. That combination is what separates an operated club from a public outdoor gym.

The operator frames the installation not as a novelty but as a core part of the resort product. As the president of Termy Uniejów put it:

Outdoor strength equipment in a water park is not a playground. It’s an amenity - the same category as hot tubs and saunas.

The approach

Rather than a basic public installation, the facility follows the Outdoor Fitness Club blueprint: access-controlled, professionally operated, with equipment specified for genuine, progressive training rather than casual use. The equipment was supplied by IVE Outdoor, the manufacturer that defined the Outdoor Fitness Club category and builds its stainless-steel equipment around adjustable load - the feature that lets one facility serve guests across every fitness level, from a first-time visitor to a trained athlete.

Why it matters

Termy Uniejów is a useful reference point because it shows the Outdoor Fitness Club working in the setting it was designed for: a wellness and tourism destination turning outdoor training into part of the guest experience. For hotels and resorts weighing a similar move, our guide to outdoor fitness for hotels and resorts covers the business case, and the comparison of outdoor gyms and Outdoor Fitness Clubs explains why the operated model is a different proposition entirely.