Outdoors exercise enhances the development of children’s motor skills
Good places to develop both fine and gross motor skills are for example parks and playground areas (in Finnish: leikkialue), where there is a safe environment to search the boundaries of ones abilities...
View ArticleSenior Sports Effects on joints
Joints are complex structures designed to bear the weight ant the movements of the body. Along with ageing joints stiffen and can get even painful and the symptoms of rheumatism can increase when the...
View ArticleStrength training for seniors
Several studies have shown that strength training is a safe and beneficial activity for adults of all ages. The benefits of senior sport (in Finnish: senioriliikunta) for senior citizens are clear and...
View ArticleThe World Diabetes Day
In older age, senior fitness (in Finnish: senioriliikunta) and being active physically in general are the best ways to prevent and treat diabetes. According to specialists, the exercise should be at...
View ArticleParkour – A Brief History of the Urban Sport
What started out in France as an freedom of movement and expression, is now a widely spread form of sports. Parkour is a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency.
View ArticleLappset Designs World’s First Angry Birds themed Playgrounds
According to the agreement, the Rovaniemi based Lappset, which designs and manufactures playgrounds, outdoor fitness (in Finnish: ulkoliikunta) and outdoor gym, parkour and senior fitness equipment,...
View ArticleNorwell Form Function Brings Award-Winning Design to Outdoor Fitness Equipments
One way for the cities to tackle the quest for fitness is to provide public outdoor gym equipment, free for anyone and everyone to use. The key criteria when deciding on the outdoor gym (in Finnish:...
View ArticleNew usages for the surrounding spaces of the apartment house
The renovation of the yard of our apartment building was successful, making the surroundings more enjoyable. Neighbors started to spend more and more time outdoors ( in Finnish: ulkoliikuntapaikka ).
View ArticleLifestyle renovation for the new year
Now that the year has turned and the new one is ahead of us, it is great moment for re-evaluating the lifestyle, the diet and make readjustments if necessary. The long autumn and the dark winter may...
View ArticleNew playground applications
When I was a kid, our school yard wasn´t more than a vast sandy and gritty area surrounded by metal fence. The only playground equipment were a couple of swings and a balance beam. Nearby the school...
View ArticleChildren's outdoor games
Children have always had great imagination, and almost any surrounding, be it a forest, park, parking lot, concrete building block spaces or even a wasteland, have the ability to serve as a playground,...
View ArticleLet it rain, and feel safe about it
One of the most challenging situations any driver has to face is driving in heavy rain. Rain is the cause of thousands of accidents every year. Many of these accidents can be prevented, but they happen...
View ArticleSenior fitness - four things you need to keep in mind
It’s a proven fact that seniors benefit from regular exercise and need it as much as all the younger age groups. Probably given the deteriorating health and simple old age, for them it’s even more...
View ArticleMaking a sound choice when choosing tires
Tires are obviously one the of most important elements when it comes to car parts, because they affect safety, fuel economy and handling of the car. There are many different types of tires for various...
View ArticleBack to playful society
Recently I stumbled upon an interesting notion while wandering around the internet’s vast plateaus of information: According to anthropologist Marshall Sahlins, communities of hunter-gatherers spent...
View ArticleKeeping the joints healthy through the old age
The process of aging of joints can´t be turned around, but we can slow it down and prevent and even repair damages and injuries which makes joints and bones even more fragile.
View ArticleRegular sports prevent symptoms of ageing
The best way would be to start regular exercise as early in the age as possible. Having the lifestyle that includes regular fitness is like a life insurance, but its´s not, however, never too late...
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