This prison of UP becomes the first fitness center! Prisoners will practice in an open gym

MAINT NEWS: This prison of UP becomes the first fitness center! Prisoners will practice in an open gym, the fitness improves last: April 8, 2025, 20:48 IST 15 Open Gymnasium machines are installed for prisoners in the Chaudhary Charan Singh district Prison of MeerUT. This is the first prison in Uttar Pradesh where the prisoners received an open gym facility. X Open Gymnasium Highlights 15 Open Gymnasium Machines are installed in MeerUT. The first jail in Uttar Pradesh where the facility of an open gym is. Expectation of improving physical and mental health of prisoners. Lake: People became very aware of health in today’s times. People can easily be seen in parks in the morning and evening in parks. Now one such scene will also be seen in Chaudhary Charan Singh district of MeerUT, where the prisoners get the facility of an open gym. This gym is based on the initiative of the Uttar Pradesh government, and this jail of MeerUT became the first prison in the state, where an open gym was arranged for the prisoners. Dr. Viresh Raj Sharma, senior prison -superintendent of Chaudhary Charan Singh -District Prison, said in a special conversation with Local 18 that 15 open gym machines were installed in the prison sentence. Using these machines, prisoners will now be able to exercise regularly and improve their health. He informed that all machines were installed and that their gym schedule would be prepared according to the category and number of prisoners, so that there was no problem. Dr Sharma said another step towards reform that many programs are already offered to improve jail. Prisoners get regular yoga and prisoners who want to study get the education facility. In addition, the training of football, bag, sewing, embroidery, etc. Also in prison conveyed to connect women and male prisoners to work so that they can learn skills. This initiative of the prison administration is expected to improve the physical and mental health of the prisoners. Location: Meerut, Uttar Pradesh first published: April 8, 2025, 20:46 IST Homeuttar-Pradesh This prison of UP became the first fitness center! Prisoners will practice in an open gym