The new fitness equipment is being rolled out as part of the ACT Government's ongoing health promotion efforts, designed to get more Canberra residents and visitors active in the city's outdoors.

Territory and Municipal Services Minister Shane Rattenbury said the equipment would be installed in coming weeks at Tuggeranong Town Park in Greenway, John Knight Memorial Park in Belconnen and at Theodore Oval in Theodore.

Work is expected to be completed by June at a cost of $100,000.

"Each site will receive an aerobic walker, parallel bars, leg press, trapeze rings and an overhead challenge," he said.

"Tuggeranong Town Park will also receive a push-up bar, sit-up board, pull-up bar and chin-up bars. John Knight Memorial Park will also receive a shoulder press, pull-up bar and chin-up bars, while a leg lift and dip bar and a push-up bar will be installed at Theodore Oval."

Mr Rattenbury said the locations and equipment types had been selected based on community feedback collected during a public consultation period in 2014.

The new equipment comes as the government promotes fitness activities in the outdoors through a new website.

"It is an alarming statistic that almost two-thirds of Canberrans are overweight or obese, but the good news is that you don't need a home gym or gym membership to get active," Mr Rattenbury said.

"Canberra has a great range of outdoor fitness equipment available that is free to whoever wants to use it. Exercise and the great outdoors are a great combination.

"Not only do you get to breathe in the fresh air, but the natural environment has hills and other obstacles that provide a challenge in your fitness routine."

For more information, visit www.act.gov.au/outdoorfitness.