Sports for Seniors

*The activity on 30/07 will not take place due to exceptional weather conditions.

Exercise is the most powerful tool for preventing and treating chronic conditions, including diabetes, heart disease and obesity. This new program benefits adults over 65 as well as younger persons who suffer from chronic ailments. Sports Excellence (sportsexcellence.gr) staff (physical education teachers, physiotherapists, cardiologists) design and implement custom-tailored programs featuring walking, yoga, resistance bands, dumbbells and ground exercises; psychological support will be offered regularly. Each participant’s weekly activity will be recorded, and their physical condition will be evaluated every three months.

A certificate of fitness issued by a pathologist or cardiologist is required.

Design-Implementation: Regeneration & Progress

Monday 05, 12, 19, 26 / 07
Wednesday 07, 14, 21, 28 / 07
Friday 09, 16, 23, 30 / 07

18.00-18.50 

RUNNING TRACK

For ages 60+
Up to 8 participants
Free admission by online pre-registration

For the activities held between 05/07 and 09/07, preregistration starts on Wednesday 30/06 at 12.00
For the activities held between 12/07 and 16/07, preregistration starts on Wednesday 07/07 at 12.00
For the activities held between 19/07 and 23/07, preregistration starts on Wednesday 14/07 at 12.00
For the activities held between 26/07 and 30/07, preregistration starts on Wednesday 21/07 at 12.00
 

Participants are advised to be at the event's location 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the event.

For their safe participation, the athletes must demonstrate a negative COVID-19 test result (self-test, rapid test or PCR), upon their arrival at the site. In case of performing a self-test, a formal declaration of a negative result from the website self-testing.gov.gr is required. The diagnostic test must have been performed within seven (7) days before the athlete's participation.

* No Covid-19 test (PCR, rapid, self test) is required for fully-vaccinated participants. Participants must meet one of the below: Have completed both doses of vaccination for COVID-19 with any of the E.U. approved vaccine, providing the EU digital COVID certificate, and the last dose must have been completed at least 14 days ago, or have recovered from COVID-19 disease, valid for at least 30 days and at most 180 days after the initial positive result.

The use of face mask and social distancing measures are mandatory in indoor and outdoor areas of the SNFCC, in accordance with Hellenic National Public Health Organization regulations.

Due to public health measures, there may be changes regarding either the staging of the event, or the maximum number of participants.