Never too Late to Get Fit!

The main purpose of project Never Too Late too Get Fit! is to increase the level of physical activity of people 50+ and promote popularization of grassroote sport and physical activity of all citizens offering them equal opportunities. With on-line survey research in all partners’ countries we identified and presented the findings of focus group survey result about senior people's attitudes and participation in physical activity and sport. The summary of the report is available in English and in all partners’ countries languages (Slovenian, Italian, France, Portugal and Turkey). The concepts on the field of workout group exercises for persons 50+ were prepared by identification of already existing solutions for use the existing facilities in partners’ local environments for group exercises and selected the best practice models. The Get Fit! After identifying current barriers to participation and potential levers for change, project consortium determined 41 different recreational physical activity and sport exercises WO&MEN FIT for 2 levels of difficulties and for indoor and outdoor executions. They were pilot tested with senior people 50+ in France, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia. Visual instructions (video) and exercises description (guidelines), exercises for beginners and advanced seniors (41 exercises) are available in all project partners’ languages (Slovenian, Italian, France, Portugal) and English, and published on project GET FIT web site (http://www.nevertoolatetogetfit.org/). The users can uploaded the application for exercises program WO&MEN FIT! on their smart phones and train by themselves when and where they like! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8pdeqC9br1Y5RZR6fhbqYg/playlists?view_as=subscriber).Project was promoted on local, regiona and NA round tables/workshops reports for demonstration of group exercises WO&MEN FIT!, motivate participants and expand sport activities between 50+ generations. We issue the informative project leaflet and poster in Slovenian, Italian, France, Portugal and Turkey languages. We foster sinergy between local, regional, national and internartional policies and sport organisations/associations, sport related organisations to promote sport and physical activity for all EU citizens and to address sport-related challenges.