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Articles in issue 2014 - 3

Playground Report

A sports meeting point for all ages

The movement trails in Darmstadt and Hanau: An evaluation after two years of operation

Playground Report

Zick-Zack-Zwingli – A playground for young people in Berlin

A “movement landscape for Moabit”.

Science

Exercise promotes important cerebral functions and accelerates thought processes

Physical activity is also good for the brain: it was announced at the 21st World Congress of Neurology held in Vienna that research undertaken by the LADIS study group has shown that exercise helps speed up cogitation and stimulates other important cerebral activities. Sadly though, it seems that memory is not improved by physical training.

Municipalities and Associations

Multi-Generational Exercise Course in the Viernheim Family Sports Park

An example of cooperative sports development planning in councils.

Municipalities and Associations

Movement trail in public space

The Federal Association of Playground Equipment and Leisure Facilities Manufacturers (BSFH) has established a new committee: “Movement trail in public space”

Planning, Designing, Building

The Naked Heart Foundation

The Naked Heart Foundation is a children’s charity set up by philanthropist and top model Natalia Vodianova in 2004. Their mission is to ensure that every child has the two things they need for a happy, fulfilling childhood – a loving family and a safe and stimulating place to play. Theysupport families raising children with special needs and build inclusive play facilities across Russia.

Planning, Designing, Building

alla hopp! – New initiative of the Dietmar Hopp Foundation

“alla hopp!” is the name of the new and so far biggest promotional campaign of the Dietmar Hopp Foundation. It is intended to get young and old really interested in movement. With that in mind, the foundation is donating 18 movement and meeting facilities for the entire metropolitan region. The municipalities of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region had until 30 September 2013 to apply online for an alla hopp! facility. alla hopp! is a unique concept, developed together with experts, for movement and meeting in the region. All generations will enjoy free access the facilities at no charge. There they will be able to experience different forms of movement, keep fit and relax in whatever way they want to.

Planning, Designing, Building

New outdoor gyms in Sweden

Crossfit, street workout, outdoor gym or just body exercise in the outdoors, you name it! Lappset Sweden has installed several new outdoor gym & fitness parks equipped with Lappset’s novelties. In Stockholm, in the city of Strängnäs and also in Eskilstuna – not far away from the Swedish Capital – new gym parks have been opened.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

DIN EN 15330-1:2013 – Protection function for synthetic turf surfaces

Development of a modern synthetic turf system for the purpose of use as a pitch for hockey, football and rugby, requires a complex interaction of different elements is required. For sport surfaces, the sport and protection functions as well as the technical functions are defined by materials testing as per DIN EN 15330-1.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Injury Risk: Artificial Turf vs Natural Grass

Years ago, many players, coaches and trainer felt that playing or training on artificial turf lead to more injuries. This was true for soccer as well as other sports like American football, field hockey and lacrosse. Recent advances in technology have lead to “third generation” artificial turf that can be found on many public fields and in some professional stadia. But, the debate continues. Does playing or training on turf raise injury risk? Over the past several years, several studies have compared injury rates on turf and grass for several sports. Recently, we compiled the research on soccer and, using a meta-analysis attempted to determine if there is increase risk of injury on turf. We found that playing or training on turf does not raise the potential for acute injury. However, changes in the style of play and/or player perception of turf may affect injury risk.