Healthy Nation - Ukraine's Future #FreeFitnessUkr
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Due to the spread of cardiovascular diseases among people, regular physical activity is one of the effective ways of prevention. Thus, the public organization "Healthy Nation - Ukraine's Future" initiated a social project to conduct free fitness training in regions of Ukraine to improve health levels, physical activity of the population, reduce cases of heart attacks and strokes, promote mass and family sports in Ukraine.
Now the organization is raising funds to update team uniforms for volunteer trainers at training locations to increase volunteer trainers' interest and involve more participants in regular training.
HOW DID THIS INITIATIVE EMERGE IN KHARKIV REGION?
In 2017, Yana Biletska created the public organization "Healthy Nation - Ukraine's Future" after winning in the leadership school of Kharkiv Regional Administration head.
During this time, the public organization's activities expanded, it all started with free training in Derhachi, Kharkiv region, and now the project has expanded to 4 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk and Kyiv regions.
In addition, the public organization team conducts large-scale city festivals of healthy lifestyle, trainings and forums.
WHAT DO WE DO FOR CHANGE?
For 5 years, weekly, our team fights one of the risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - hypodynamia, making physical activity interesting to everyone through fitness in the social project of free fitness training "Healthy Nation - Ukraine's Future" #FreeFitnessUkr, engaging people in regular physical activity. Since 2017, over 500 events and trainings have been conducted.
Today we conduct open free training every Wednesday at 6:00 PM "DK KhTZ" center . Registration here bit.ly/30mTMBi
"HNU" TEAM
This is primarily a volunteer association of medics, fitness trainers and representatives of various professions to strengthen Ukrainians' health, promote healthy lifestyle, family active leisure and form a positive image of a healthy person in society !
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and mental health disorders cause almost 84% of deaths in Ukraine. Most often their cause is tobacco use, alcohol, INSUFFICIENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and unhealthy nutrition.
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