The WiG project “Cycling and Scootering” supports young people and their caregivers with healthy exercise and active trips to school with bikes and scooters
Vienna (OTS) – Four years ago, Vienna Health Promotion – WiG started the “Cycling and Scootering” project, which is being continued due to its great popularity. The offer, which promotes healthy exercise, an active route to school and active leisure activities, initially started at two Vienna middle schools and two AHS lower school schools. The cycling and scooter activities are now being implemented in schools, youth facilities and public spaces in the five Vienna districts of Margareten, Favoriten, Meidling, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus and Donaustadt.
“It is important to us that children and young people exercise healthily. With the “Cycling and Scootering” project, we are focusing on the way to school and leisure routes. “The aim is to promote the daily exercise of children and young people and to strengthen their ability to find their way in traffic,” emphasizes Dennis Beck, Managing Director of WiG, and emphasizes that what is special about this concept is that it also involves families as well as the teaching and teaching community Care staff should be included.
Be mobile healthily and safely
In addition to cycling and scooter courses for school classes, the “Cycling and Scootering” project also offers cycling workshops for families, with the aim of not only identifying the best routes to school and leisure time, but also pointing out particularly challenging features and situations or alternative routes seek. This year, for the first time, there will be webinars, district workshops, workshops for educators and for young people in extracurricular youth facilities. The district and the neighborhood are explored and at the same time social and exercise skills are promoted. Details and information about registration can be found here: www.wig.or.at/RadelnRollern
about the project
“Cycling and scootering” is a project of the Vienna Health Promotion – WiG and supports healthy exercise, an active route to school and active leisure activities. It will be implemented from April 2023 to March 2025 with the cycling schools EasyDrivers, FahrSicherRad and Shoulderblick. www.wig.or.at/RadelnRollern
Questions & Contact:
Mag.a Petra Hafner
Head of Public Relations for Vienna Health Promotion – WiG
Tel.: +43 1 4000 76921
E-Mail: petra.hafner@wig.or.at
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