Street gyms

A curious aspect of outdoor life in Beijing (and I suspect of all cities in China?) are the colourful exercise apparatus which you can see in the forecourts and gardens of apartment blocks, in parks and even simply on the streets. What I find interesting about them is their design - they're ingeniously lo-tech but really well-made - and that they are mainly used by elderly. It's refreshing to see old people looking after themselves, chatting away together while they work out au dehors.