Fit-IN Rehab - Sport as a tool for succesful rehabilitation of seniors

The main target group are disabled people 60+ after rehabilitation or treatment, who are often left to fend for themselves and are not motivated enough to perform movement exercises that are extremely important for maintaining their health. They face many problems in their environment, often having certain movement limitations related to their illness or disability. This causes certain psychological problems and decreased self-confidence. In Fit-IN Rehab project, student volunteers will gain appropriate professional skills to encourage and enable older people with disabilities 60+ to participate in many sports activities after rehabilitation and treatment and maintain mobility. Two main target groups will benefit from the project results: a) seniors with disabilities 60+ and b) student volunteers from non-medical filed, who will gain the appropriate knowledge to work with the disabled. Special attention will be paid to the individual approach to disabled seniors 60+ and the acquisition of relevant skills in the field of health and sport. Particularly important will be the co-operation with the sports organizations, clubs and the medical and the medical profession. To this end, we will create a special on-line training program for volunteers that will include specifics important for the activation of people with disabilities in movement. It is crucial to consider their condition (physical and mental) by publishing various simple sport exercises on e-portal, that seniors with disabilities will be able to perform at home. With the right approach, their autonomy and motivation for sport will increase. The descriptions of the exercises will be simple, supplemented by illustrative videos. To raise awareness, we will issue a manual with information about sports exercises for seniros and injury prevention. We plan to train 100 student volunteers from non-medical filed and test the developed Fit-IN Rehab exercises with at least 150 disabled seniors 60+.