Against German grandparents’ laziness comes the “Bewegungsnetzwerk 50 plus “. A program sponsored by the Ministry of the Family and the Olympic Committee with the aim to provide tailored services and educate elderly people to the sport. An initiative than ever necessary, especially when one considers that in Germany only 25% of men and 12% of women over 65 regularly practice physical activity. Note that the project has already achieved excellent results by involving a large number of elderly people. All thanks to the fruitful cooperation between sports clubs, nonprofits and nursing homes that, in the name of the motto “mens sana in corpore sano” are married to this noble cause.
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