The 19th edition of the “Saúde em Movimento” project, an initiative aimed at promoting the active and healthy aging of the residents of Lagos, starts on the 1st of October.
The project, which has now been subject to quality certification as a "Senior Physical Activity Program" under the Friends of Sport Municipalities program, promoted by Cidade Social, essentially maintains the characteristics of previous editions, with maintenance gymnastics activities , hiking and outdoor activities, get-togethers and health education sessions.
In the 2021/2022 season, classes will be rescheduled in accordance with the recommendations of the General Directorate of Health and the evolution of the pandemic, with an increase in groups being expected due to the need to form groups with a smaller number of participants.
The “Rediscover our land” program will also continue with new routes and activities. Appeared in the 18th edition, in response to the project's need to adapt to the pandemic, it consists of walking through different places in the municipality, combining physical activity with the pleasure of getting to know the territory.
“Saúde em Movimento” has grown over the years and has been adapted to new audiences.
An example of this expansion are the “ArticuLar” programs aimed at the institutionalized senior population, in a partnership with Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lagos, and “Diabetes em Movimento”, a community exercise program for people with type 2 diabetes, implemented under the coordination of the Directorate-General of Health, through the National Program for the Promotion of Physical Activity and the National Program for Diabetes.
According to the Chamber of Lagos, the report of the 18th edition, which accompanied the proposal approved by the Chamber, contains the conclusions of the assessment of physical and functional fitness carried out at two different times to the participants, which indicate improvement in four of the six components evaluated, demonstrating the validity of the project in the sense of reversing the effects of confinement on users and combating the loss of functional abilities that are characteristic of aging.
The monitored population, with a mean age of 72 years, was evaluated on indicators such as strength (upper and lower), flexibility (lower and arms), reaction speed and cardiovascular balance and endurance.
At a Chamber meeting, the municipal executive set the conditions for participation in the project's next season and approved the draft of the protocols to be signed, once again, with the county's sports clubs, which provide their sports technicians to teach the maintenance.
The municipality's parish councils, the Health Center of Lagos, the municipal company Lagos em Forma and the Ciência Viva Center of Lagos, responsible for the promotion of the training actions “Science has no age” are also partnering entities. resume in the 2021/2022 season.
New entries will be accepted at the Evaluation and Exercise Prescription Office, by appointment at the reception of the Espaço Jovem de Lagos (from 22 September). Re-enrollment requests take place from the 27th of September at the practice sites.
The formal opening session of the 19th edition of “Saúde em Movimento” is scheduled for the 1st of October in the auditorium of Paços do Concelho Séc.
Maintenance classes will take place twice a week in Lagos (at the Espaço Jovem Gym) and in all the main urban centers of the municipality, namely in Chinicato, Sargaçal, Odiáxere, Barão de São João, Bensafrim, Luz (new) , Espiche, Almádena and Portelas.
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