Project Overview
The HEPALIS project is an ambitious initiative aimed at addressing the barriers to physical activity among low income sedentary individuals in Europe. Recognizing the socioeconomic challenges faced by these individuals, the project focuses on providing cost-effective and inclusive solutions for fostering healthy lifestyles. Through volunteer personal trainers, gamification, and innovative tools, HEPALIS strives to enhance physical activity and health equity across Europe.
The overall goal of the project is to encourage participation in sports and physical activity, particularly among disadvantaged groups, while supporting the implementation of EU policies on health enhancing physical activity (HEPA).
Project Objectives
- Encourage Physical Activity: Motivate low income individuals to integrate enjoyable and regular physical activities into their lives, improving their health and well-being.
- Expand Participation: Ensure physical activity opportunities are accessible and inclusive, enabling a wider audience to embrace active lifestyles regardless of barriers.
- Develop Tools: Create a gamified, interactive platform that combines motivation, resources, and tailored support to encourage consistent healthy behavior.
- Sustain Behavioral Change: Establish long term habits by providing personalized guidance and creating environments that make physical activity part of daily life.
- Innovate Training Methods: Design and deliver advanced, practical training programs for volunteer personal trainers, enabling them to effectively address the unique needs of underserved groups.
Key Tools and Deliverables
Gamified Online Sports Platform
The platform combines innovation and accessibility to empower low-income individuals with tools for consistent physical activity, fostering a supportive environment that motivates users to adopt healthier lifestyles and achieve their fitness goals.
- Interactive Gamification: Engages users through challenges, leaderboards, and reward systems, making physical activity fun and motivating.
- Personalized Mentoring: Provides customized guidance and feedback through mentors (trainers) on the platform, tailored to individual needs and goals.
- Community Building: Creates a supportive space where users can connect, share achievements, and motivate each other to stay active.
- Accessibility Driven Design: Features intuitive navigation, multi-language options, and screen reader compatibility, ensuring inclusivity for users of all abilities.
Volunteer Personal Trainer Toolkit
The Volunteer Personal Trainer Toolkit is a comprehensive resource designed to prepare trainers to work effectively with low income, sedentary individuals, equipping them with practical skills and strategies to drive meaningful health improvements. It fosters inclusivity and empowers trainers to inspire long lasting behavioral changes in their communities.
- Personal Trainer Training Curriculum: A fast-tracked program focused on equipping trainers with essential, hands on skills to effectively support low income individuals in achieving active lifestyles.
- Bootcamp Modules: Engaging, interactive modules designed to deliver practical knowledge and real world techniques, ensuring trainers are job-ready in a short time.
- Injury Prevention Guide for Non-Athletes: Comprehensive, easy to follow guidelines tailored for non-athletes to minimize risks and promote safe, sustainable physical activity practices.
