Movement for seniors: start free courses in St. Wendel!

Movement for seniors: start free courses in St. Wendel!

On October 19 and 20, 2024, the Saarland Turnerbund (StB), in cooperation with the State Sports Association for the Saarland (LSVS), offers free training for future course instructors from Movement meeting. This training takes place in the gymnastics home of TV St. Wendel at Wingertstraße 26. People in retirement who enjoy sporting sporting and want to share this passion with others are particularly addressed. The aim is to enable the participants to lead movement meetings and to motivate older people into a more active lifestyle.

The project under the motto "Better to start together than to wait lonely!" aims to train future course instructors who respond specifically to the needs of older people. The focus is on easy exercises that promote mobility and the fun of moving in the group. The training will also convey methods in order to make movement meeting culturally in a variety of ways and thus enable a broader attraction.

registration and contact information

If you are interested in participating in this training, you can register by email to g.karle@stb.saarland or in writing to the Saarland Turnerbund, Sportcampus Saar, Hermann-Neuberger-Straße 4, 66123 Saarbrücken. In addition, Giovanna Karle is available for questions or further information at 0681 3879 234 and Heike Arweiler, the senior representative of the city of St. Wendel, at 06851 809 1958. Also by email to seniorenordämpten@sankt-wendel.de can be contacted.

The “On Life” project was launched in June 2022 by the German Turner Association (DTB) and is carried out in cooperation with seven state gymnastics associations. The aim of motivating people over the age of 60 are more moving. Those who have so far been little or not active should be addressed. This group should be encouraged to move more by individually coordinated offers and the expansion of the municipal movement infrastructure.

more about the initiative

The tandem project from the city of St. Wendel and TV St. Wendel not only includes the training, but also a target agreement that is signed on October 19. This agreement determines various measures to sustainably promote the activities. This project is supported by the GKV alliance for Health, which accompanies the initiative and offers advice. Further details on this valuable project can be viewed at www.dtb.de/aufleben