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Articles in issue 2020 - 5

Coverstory

Physical activity from childhood to old age

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least 1 hour of physical activity every day. According to a study, however, more than 80 percent of all young people....

Coverstory

fit4future: Children on the move

Getting out of breath when jumping around in sacks, training your throwing arm when throwing cans and balancing yourself with the cup-stacking game "Stacking": What makes kids, teachers and parents at primary and special schools move? It is...

Fitness & Urban Sports

Sustainable regeneration of Anton Saefkow Park: A space for movement that strikes a chord with more than just a few

Despite its size, Anton Saefkow Park on the eastern edge of the Prenzlauer Berg urban development area was a little-used green space, with the exception of the two playgrounds, which were ....

Parks & Leisure Facilities

Nuremberg Quelle Park – from a bus park to a neighbourhood park

“We want a Quelle Park” – this sentence was written ten years ago by children from the Wandererstraße after-school care centre on the pavement of the former bus park of the Quelle mail-order company. Ten years after the first initiative by the after-school care centre children, the new Quelle Park is inspiring local residents.

Fitness & Urban Sports

Open-air gym – with a view of the lake

Who has not seen the pictures of fitness enthusiasts in the U.S. strengthening their muscles on Venice Beach in bright sunshine and ...

Science

Implementation of the National Recommendations on Physical Activity and the Promotion of Physical Activity in Practice: Experiences from six model municipalities testing the so-called KOMBINE concept

National Recommendations on Physical Activity and the Promotion of Physical Activity for Germany (German abbreviation NEBB) were first developed and disseminated in 2016. They are considered ...

Parks & Leisure Facilities

Ludwig Lesser Park: leisure park plus adventure and fitness

Exercise for all! In Berlin's Ludwig Lesser Park, a diverse sport and play offering has been developed with multi-generational appeal.

Playground Report

The Ninja warrior playground

In the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district of Berlin skill is required

Schoolyard Design

Montessori School in Freising: "We support your children”

Mens sana in corpore sano - healthy body, healthy mind.

Parks & Leisure Facilities

Water play experience with T-Rex, Triceratops & Co.

Poing Wildlife Park near Munich extends play area to include a large dinosaur-themed water playground.

Science

Sports after Covid-19

"Sports clubs must become the hotspots of prevention", as the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper quoted sociologist Prof. Dr Hans-Jürgen Schulke at the end of March 2020. In the essay, the former director of the Hamburg Sports Department explains what exactly he meant