Physical Training Environment for Healthier Life (KA2010)
Funded by Karelia CBC 2014-2020

Objective of the project

The project goal is to fill information field with relevant data and increase awareness level of local community and tourists about health and fitness services in border areas. The particular focus will be made on the people with special needs.

Main activities

• Investigating of awareness level about publicly available sports and physical training services in Petrozavodsk and Joensuu among people living in and visiting these cities; • Survey the accessibility of sport and physical training facilities for people with special needs in Petrozavodsk and Joensuu; • Analyze stakeholders involved in physical training environment development; • Develop a project draft aimed at masterplan for enhancing urban physical training infrastructure particularly available for people with special needs. The target cities for the project are Petrozavodsk and Joensuu.

Achievements

As the main result detailed information on public awareness about sports and physical training services in Petrozavodsk and Joensuu among people living in and visiting these cities as well as the detailed data on the availability of sport and physical training facilities for people with special needs in Petrozavodsk and Joensuu were provided. Stakeholder analysis was drawn up in order to develop collaboration of interested organizations in the fireld of physical training environment. Masterplan Project application pack which is application pack for regular project planning was drawn up and offered needed information to develop project application in future. The project provided local authorities, sport and physical training organizations and other interested parties with data on public awareness of sports and physical training services available in Petrozavodsk and Joensuu. That will help to adjust and properly target the communication policy to promote the better usage of the public sports and physical training services.