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With summer in full swing, so is construction season.New additions to Burlington’s waterfront will give folks a whole new way to work out.Watch this story“The bike path is going to take a turn towards the waterfront,” Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Marketing manager Diana Wood pointed out.Wood can’t wait for the changes along the Burlington Bike Path.Three new fitness stations are on their way.“We want to encourage everyone to be as active as possible and allowing people to have access to it without having to pay gym membership fees or go to a club,” Wood said.Each one will target specific areas -- lower body, core and upper body -- providing a full body workout that anyone can try.“Some of the pieces I think at every location will be wheelchair accessible, as well so it really is designed for everyone,” Wood said.Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront partnered specifically with UVM Medical Center to pick out the equipment, suitable for a wide range of people and athletic abilities.“So that way the doctors can now have the ability to write a prescription of exercise and physical fitness,” Wood said.UVM Medical Center chipped in about $150,000 for the new stations in an effort to get people moving.“We want to move away from the disease model in medicine and move towards healthy living and preventing chronic illness,” Dr. Alicia Jacobs with UVM Medical Center said. “And this is just such a great example of how you can become physically active in the community.”Wood said work will likely wrap up next summer and folks are excited to give it a try.“Absolutely. I think walking my dog, hopefully it's dog accessible too,” Amy Simendinger said.“I think using a fitness center to bring a different type of person down is a good addition, I think it’s cool,” Sarah Kechejian said.