Exercise doesn’t have to be boring. For people who don’t actively and regularly pursue sports or try to stay fit, doing exercises may seem like a tedious task. But it shouldn’t be. Everyone should enjoy the fitness the way they like and the way, which suits their own lifestyle and pace. So whether it’s senior sport (in Finnish: senioriliikunta), youngster sports or children’s play at a playground, everyone can find a suitable way of staying in better shape and feeling better.
Finnish Lappset initiated a research and development project with the funding from the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. It’s called Dynamic Garden and it intends to produce a fitness and outdoor exercise park, available for all, suitable for all ages and enhanced with technology.
The Dynamic Garden outdoor exercise park will be designed to encourage and motivate persons interested in exercise and exercise enthusiasts to play, exercise, communicate and have fun, and through this improving the participant’s healthy wellbeing.
Today’s busy lifestyle means that people no longer have the time to sufficiently take care of their wellbeing and even the time a family has to spend together is shrinking.
Lappset has a firm belief that this will change and the value bestowed on outdoor pursuits, playing and spending time together will experience a renaissance.
As the population is aging it is important for public health reasons to keep senior citizens active. By developing balance and improved motor skills, it is for instance possible to help prevent falling accidents. Of course play and the joy of exercise will also fend off depression and apathy. Many senior people feel younger again when they play with their grandchildren.
Lappset explored the everyday lives of senior citizens and children in daycare in a study conducted in the mid-2000s. This multi-discipline project generated ideas that eventually developed into the Senior Sport concept.
The purpose of the Senior Sport outdoor fitness equipment is to facilitate and enrich the everyday lives of senior citizens through outdoor exercise and the physical fitness and good feeling that this produces. The playful exercises designed for the elderly improve their capacity to cope with everyday tasks. The simple routines are intended to maintain mobility and coordination, and outdoor pursuits together with other people improve mental wellbeing. Senior citizens with good mobility and fitness hurt themselves less often, saving on medical costs, and they can function better in their everyday lives.
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