There are various offers in Stuttgart.
The sports offer "bewegt und aktiv" collects all these offers.
The offers are especially for older people.
Health is important at any age.
Do you also want to stay healthy and fit?
Enough exercise and sports together with other people can help you.
It's also good to try something new.
In the city of Stuttgart there are special offers for older citizens.
With these offers you can stay fit.
Or even get fit again in old age.
All offers are good for regular exercise.
This will help you stay healthy.
And you will have enough strength and endurance.
And also a secure balance.
So you can better manage everyday tasks even in old age.
And you can better live independently.
Why is exercise so important, especially in old age?
Regular exercise is important for everyone.
No matter if you are old or young.
But especially in old age it is important
to stay active.
Being active in old age has many advantages:
- You remain more independent and less dependent on others.
You can move around better.
As a result, you may not need care as quickly or as much.
Because you can still do a lot yourself. - Your cardiovascular system can work better.
This can help you avoid various diseases.
For example, high blood pressure and heart weakness. - You strengthen your defense forces.
So you are better protected against diseases.
Especially exercise outside in the fresh air is good for this. - You strengthen your muscles.
And you improve your balance.
This can help:
You won't fall down as easily. - Exercise is good for your muscles and bones.
It helps you protect yourself against the disease osteoporosis.
With osteoporosis, the bones become weaker and break
and break more quickly. - You also exercise your head.
This helps against dementia. Dementia is a disease where you forget a lot very quickly. - You can have a healthy body weight.
- You can meet new people.
- You feel good when you do sports.
These sports offers are available:
Moves in the city district
At Bewegt im Stadt-Bezirk there is the balcony gymnastics.
And there are the district walks.
Balcony gymnastics is available in various city districts
and at different facilities.
This is how they want to achieve:
Residents move.
And the residents feel good.
The exercise leaders speak with a microphone.
And there's snappy music.
The exercise leaders pay attention:
All residents can participate in the exercises.
Even if they are in a wheelchair.
Everyone can participate.
But no one has to participate.
They can also just listen to the music.
Or just watch.
Or just participate in individual exercises.
All residents are welcome.
Movement Passport
The Movement Pass contains 10 simple sports exercises.
Do you do the exercises regularly?
Then you will improve your mobility and independence.
This will allow you to remain independent for longer in old age.
And it will also make life more fun.
You don't need any aids to do the exercises.
You can simply do the exercises in your everyday life.
You will soon notice the first successes.
You can test your own fitness with the exercise passport.
You should do this regularly.
You will also recognize:
What am I not so good at?
Then you can train this area specifically.
The physical activity passport is a good way to get started
into a life with more exercise.
You can download the physical activity passport here:
Physical Activity Passport PDF-File
3,35 MB
You prefer to do sports together with other people?
Or you want a greater challenge?
There are many offers for that in Stuttgart.
You can find the offers in the brochure
"More exercise for a healthy life".
And you can find the offers on the Internet page Sport and Play
We hope you enjoy trying them out and getting moving.
Stay healthy!
Offers for a healthy aging
The city of Stuttgart has made a brochure.
The brochure is about fitness for people over 50.
The brochure contains exercise offers in Stuttgart.
And the brochure contains good tips for healthy aging.
There is something for everyone in the brochure.
It doesn't matter if you already do a lot of exercise or are just getting started.
There are over 1000 programs.
So everyone can find something.
Translated and checked by the Braunschweig Office for Easy Language
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