Older people and health

WHO - Ageing and Health

WHO - About Ageing

Information and advice for wellbeing

Older people and sport

Best exercises for seniors (article)

Senior Health: Successful Aging (article)

Young and older people cooperation

Youth and Intergenerational Partnerships

Intergenerational Relationships Benefit Youngsters And Elders (article)

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Intergenerational Programs (research)

Older people offer resources that children need

Organizing intergenerational activities

Generation Games (activity)

Age shouldn’t be a barrier to playing competitive sports (article)

European Week of Sports (event)

Olympics4all (project)

Let's #BEACTIVE eLearning (project)

Examples of intergenerational activities

Swimming, water gymnastics 

This exercise is popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly useful in therapy and as an exercise for physically handicapped persons. Find courses you can join and meet new people or get a new routine for every week with the sessions.

Card Games

Games played for pleasure or gambling (or both) with one or more decks of playing cards. Go to a bar or a nice place with your friends or people from your work or town. 

Table Tennis

A game played on a flat table divided into two courts by a net. The lightweight hollow ball is propelled back and forth across the net by small rackets held by the players.  Clubs in your town or friends who have a table tennis game and there are a lot of fun way to play even with more than 2 people 

Golf 

Ball sport with the aim to get a ball from the tee to the hole in as few strokes as possible, using a variety of golf clubs. Golf parks, sessions you can join, meet new people

Walking or hiking tours 

‘Hike’ describes the process of going for an invigorating walk in the countryside. In nature as a recreational activity, or alone or with a group, maybe with people in your building or on your street, city…

Bicycling tours

Use of a bicycle for sport, exercise, recreation, transportation. Spend a day together with friends, in a nice place with a picnic and enjoying nature or just for yourself to relax. 

Dancing

Movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. Courses like Zumba or courses with easier moves or for people the same age

Yoga

Yoga is a practice that allows us to transform and purify our bodies, minds, and souls. It expands our consciousness to help us connect with nature and the universe around us. It also gives us greater access to inner resources to teach us about self-awareness, acceptance, compassion, patience, gratitude, forgiveness, humility, love, peace, and joy.

Join courses and meet new people and establish new contacts but at the same time, you can be with yourself at the yoga sessions and don’t have to interact a lot with the other people when you want to be more with yourself in the beginning.

Board Games 

A game played by placing or moving pieces on a board. Chess, backgammon, checkers... You can do it alone or with a group, maybe with people in your building or on your street, city, etc.