SPORT IS YOUR HEALTH, SPORT IS YOUR LIFE

The project "Sport is your Health, Sport is your Life" aims at bringing young people closer to sport and to a healthy lifestyle. The objectives of the project have been fully achieved. Firstly , thanks to the project activities the young participants had the opportunity to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Thanks to the collaboration of experts in the sector, in fact, the participants have known the benefits that physical activity brings to the body, especially in relation to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, the project aimed to highlighting the importance of sports as a means of social inclusion and as a useful tool for the development of several skills, especially relational . Indeed, several laboratories have been created by experienced sociologists, whose main purpose was to make children understand how useful sporting activities are for the development of methodological, relational, communicative and expressive skills. Sport, in fact, is not an end in itself activity, but it's a tool to reach physical and mental well-being, especially for those who find it difficult to integrate into the society. Several disabled people have been involved in the project and they can now testify the positive impact of sport activities on their social involvement . Furthermore, sporting events and other laboratories have been organized with sociologists and doctors. Thanks to the four international meetings which involved the participation of the staff from different partner organizations the project activities have been carried out in harmony, pursuing therefore, the same methodological criteria and, often, the same timing. The staff of the different countries have been staying in contact during the duration of the whole project, as similar activities were realized in different contexts in order to enhance uniformity in the whole project Furthermore, the activities of "Sport is your Health, Sport is your Life" have highlighted the importance of volunteering in sport and in everyday life. Many have been the volunteers, in fact, that collaborated in the project activities. In addition the divulgation of the results of the project also impacted people who were not directly involved in its activities several citizens, in fact, had the opportunity to appreciate these initiatives, and the various stakeholders showed a deep interest in continuing their collaboration with the promoters.