Outdoor Monkey Bar

Britannica Dictionary definition of MONKEY BARS. [plural] US. : a frame of bars that children can play on by climbing and by swinging from one bar to the next one in the way that monkeys in a tree swing from branch to branch.Because the movement you do on the bars, namely hanging by the arms and swinging from bar to bar with your legs dangling down, is similar to the climbing habits of monkeys.As an exercise that works your shoulders, back, arms, core, and grip strength, as well as your agility, there's a reason the monkey bars are a standard fixture in both military and civilian obstacle courses.The motion of swinging from one bar to another helps children strengthen and tone their whole body. Hands and arms are challenged through grasping and reaching, postural muscles develop endurance while keeping the trunk stable, and the legs help propel the body forwards towards the next rung.