Chillicothe Correctional Institution equipped its recreation area with the Helios Multigym and Everest Cardio Climber from Outdoor-Fit — tamperproof, weatherproof correctional fitness equipment built for secure facility environments. The result: heavy daily use across the inmate population — reported at up to 13 hours a day, seven days a week — with an assist mechanism that lets inmates of all fitness levels train.
Facility: Chillicothe Correctional Institution (CCI)
Location: Chillicothe (Scioto Township, Ross County), Ohio, USA
Equipment Installed: Helios Multigym, Everest Cardio Climber
Security Level: Minimum to Medium Security
Opened: 1966
Capacity: ≈ 2,950 inmates
Inmates are really enjoying the Helios Multigym. Getting used up to 13 hours a day, 7 days a week, and working great! Outdoor-Fit's unique chin/dip assist mechanism allows inmates of all fitness levels to use these stations, which is an added benefit that other equipment may not provide.
Helios Multigym is a six-station correctional multigym for up to four users and 50+ bodyweight exercises, featuring chin-up and dip stations with Outdoor-Fit's chin/dip assist mechanism so all fitness levels can train, plus a plyo box, back extension, knee raise, and calf-raise step. Heavy-duty steel with tamperproof hardware and QR-linked placards.
Everest Cardio Climber is a single-user, cadence-powered stair climber offering strength- or cardio-focused modes with no electronics or external resistance, so intensity is set by the user's stroke and pace. Developed with the Kinesiology department at Dalhousie University for biomechanically sound movement; tamperproof and weather-resistant for high-frequency use.
Our team can help you select the right equipment, develop a layout, answer procurement questions, and provide a customized proposal based on your facility's goals, space, and security requirements.
Yes. Outdoor-Fit systems are engineered for high-frequency institutional use — Chillicothe reports the equipment in use up to 13 hours a day, seven days a week — with heavy-duty steel, tamperproof hardware and a 15-year structural warranty. For usage this heavy, we recommend more frequent visual inspections of moving parts.
Both include moving parts (the Helios Multigym's chin/dip assist mechanism and the Everest Cardio Climber's stroke assembly). We recommend regular inspections of structural components, hardware and those moving parts, with quick visual checks weekly — or more often given Chillicothe’s very high daily usage. Maintenance checklists are provided with every installation.
Yes. A maintenance checklist ships with every installation, and replacement parts are available and supported, including warranty coverage for wear items like cables and pulleys.
Yes. All equipment anchors to a structurally sound concrete pad or footing at least 6″ thick. Anchor specs are in the installation guide; anchors are sourced locally, with type set by an anchoring specialist based on your concrete.
