Free assessment of the possibilities of adapting premises to a gym

Benefits of community sports centers for communities:

• • Promoting a healthy lifestyle - during physical activity, oxygen supply to the brain improves, lung ventilation increases. Physically active people sleep better, and quality sleep is necessary for optimal functioning of the nervous system;
• • Promoting communication - while playing sports, you can find many like-minded people, thus promoting communication within the community;
• • Prevention of degenerative diseases - people who exercise are also less likely to develop diseases of old age (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia)
• • Solves the problem of employment of children and adolescents - community sports centers can introduce children and adolescents to the ethics and philosophy of various sports. By increasing their leisure time employment, problems arising from the lack of employment can be solved.

Good examples of community sports centers:

• Usenai Sports Club
  

  "The classes were held in the gym of Usenai Primary School. During these classes, as many as 60 residents of the eldership, including 40 students and youth, got acquainted with the technique of performing aerobics, zumba, and callanetics exercises, and learned to perform the exercises independently. "Mothers and daughters had a great opportunity to play sports together - they spent more time together, and their relationships strengthened," said the community chairwoman. "We hope that sports will become a way of life for many project participants. About 15 women took a liking to this sport and continue to attend classes. A. Rauktienė was pleased that thanks to this project, which was financed by the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, various sports equipment was purchased: 1–2 kg weights - 20 pieces, which help strengthen the muscles of the hands, and 10 balls for exercise. "
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How can the Atletas.lt team help?

• • Evaluate your existing facilities for the adaptation of a community sports center;
• • Assemble the optimal amount of necessary sports equipment, based on the facilities of your community sports center;
• • Advise you on the possibilities of obtaining support to establish community sports centers;
• • Provide assistance in preparing projects for receiving support;
• • Continue to collaborate in developing community sports center activities.