New exercise equipment in McKelvey Park already a hit

HARLINGEN – Out – the stuffy old gym.

In – working out in the sunshine and fresh air.

McKelvey Park is the most recent, but there will be more, city officials say.

Five new outdoor exercise machines were installed at McKelvey last week, and Rangerville Park is next in line for the innovative equipment.

The machines are the latest effort to modernize urban parks and have been popping up elsewhere in the country.

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