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THE HEALTH PROGRAM FOR SENIORS ENDS THE COURSE WITH A MEGA CLASS OF OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT THE ARENAL
- The delegate councilor for Health and Consumer Affairs of the Bilbao City Council, Álvaro Pérez, accompanied the participants in the outdoor activity as a prelude to the end of the course.
- 1,562 people (1,432 women and 130 men) with an average age of 80.32 years participated in 101 groups this course to practice age-appropriate physical activity in 19 district municipal centers, sports centers, and other urban locations.
- This great health workshop for seniors has been ongoing for over 30 years.
More than 200 people participated today in the annual end-of-course activity of the Health Program for Seniors of the Health and Consumer Affairs Area of the Bilbao City Council, which takes place between October and June.
The delegate councilor for the Area, Álvaro Pérez, accompanied by representatives of the municipal corporation, joined the numerous group of participants during the celebration held this morning at the Arenal.
The most outstanding activities took place in various spaces of physical activity where different coordination exercises, skills and abilities circuits, choreographed games and dances, led by monitors and technical staff from the Health Area, were carried out.
The program’s objective is to improve the quality of life of people over 70 years old by promoting physical activity adapted to their needs and reducing the rate of functional deterioration, in order to maintain and/or enhance their integration in their social environment and interaction in the community.
This great health workshop for seniors has been ongoing for over 30 years. As indicated by the delegate councilor for the Health and Consumer Affairs Area of the Bilbao City Council, Álvaro Pérez, «all activities held throughout the course are aimed at promoting an active lifestyle and acquiring healthy habits. Socialization is also encouraged through age-appropriate physical activity classes, generating interaction among the participants.»
A total of 101 groups led by 12 professional monitors carry out physical activity in 19 locations in the city (mostly municipal and always close to the participants’ place of residence) for one or two hours per week. District municipal centers, sports centers, and other urban locations have been the meeting points.
A total of 1,562 people participated in the activities. The average age of the participants is 80 years, with a higher presence of women.
Among the program’s activities, health promotion campaigns are also carried out addressing the most relevant health topics at this age: prevention of accidental falls, talks on healthy eating, emotional health, first aid, etc.
In addition, another very important part of this program consists of socializing activities like the one taking place today at the Arenal in Bilbao aimed at promoting the psychosocial health of seniors through events related to socialization and leisure.
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