Hopp la Foundation Programme title

Creating spaces for physical activity for all generations

Objective(s)

Intergenerational meetings through physical activity and promote a sustainable encouragement of PA for people over 50 yeras old.

Activities

• Intergenerational Health and Physical Activity Promotion;

• Moments of shared pleasure!

• Intergenerational Implementation (train not separately, but together)

• Prevention programs: a combined training of force and coordination of significant preventive effects.

• Organising spaces encouraging intergenerational physical activities.

• Example Hopp-la Park: A Hopp-la Park is a movement and meeting space that meets the needs of all generations.

• Hopp-la Parcours: a playful guide to movement that connects generations

• Guidelines for movement spaces for all generations

• “Generations on the MOVE” training course: The aim is to acquire theoretical and practical basics for the planning and implementation of generational movement offers with children and older adults.

• Physical Activity Games (Exciting New Gear); “Gaming machines” – children use them with adults, interactive water games -joint experimentations,

Behavioural change model(s)

Children’s physical activity significantly depends on available green spaces, traffic intensity and proximity to sports clubs; • Easy access (physical activities in the public space, no need to be a member, etc.); • Link physical activity to key seniors’ centres of interest:nature, cultural activities, children’s company

WEBSITE

Involved stakeholder domains

Basel Municipality; Hopp la Foundation

Age groups

Elderly people and children

Results / impact

Psychological, social and cognitive aspects:

• Improved social skills, self-esteem, language skills, increased quality of life, increased hapiness level, combined drive of strength and balance, moments of shared pleasure,

• Reduced risk of falling among the elderly (65-97-year) by 15 to 50% thanks to strength training and balance; increased autonomy of those concerned), social added value/positive influence on relations between generations.

• Economic aspects: the costs of healthcare can be reduced (less overweight, diabetes, depression, falls, etc. – Switzerland will have the fittest population in the world and a society with (long-term) significant savings in health;

Other information (tips & tricks)

Recommendations to encourage physical activity in public and private spaces:

• Develop play areas and spaces

• Encourage physical activity in school and recreation; Unique in the world: the J+S program, which encourages physical activity from the age of 5

• vimeo.com/153491038?from=outro-embed

COUNTRY

Switzerland International Generation Games Association