St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church and School-Apex, NC (Intensity®)

After purchasing several of Burke's freestanding events over the past few years, Bob Cadran, principal of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church and School, wanted to replace the school's existing wooden playground with something edgy and different. So Burke representative John Barrs suggested the new fitness-oriented Intensity playground as a replacement.

While surveying the site for the new playground, Barrs realized that the area was set on a slope, surrounded by trees. And because there is a law in Apex that prohibits cutting down trees of a certain size, Barrs modified the plans to accommodate the slope and trees.

Burke's Intensity Fitness Play Complex, has rope climbers where kids increase their strength and stamina, Dynamic Discs that challenge kids to maintain their balance while stepping from one pad to the next, and the Swift Glider and Strength Stepper that kids can slide down and climb up.