Christmas, Active Life close to the elderly of Rome: distinct but united
#DistantiMaUniti is the mission of Active life and its president Alfonso Rossi and by his deputy Antonella Papi for this Christmas. “We are a social promotion association especially for elderly people – says Rossi – very attentive especially to these holiday periods, our mission is to never leave anyone alone”.
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A critical period for many elderly people, grandparents and over 65 who can feel “abandoned” during such a beautiful time as Christmas. «Our mission throughout the year is to try to keep Mind and Body always in “Movement” for all our 2,000 active members in Rome – continues Rossi – I love a new lifestyle with activities designed and targeted to keep them active and fit even from a distance, also because our associates are weak subjects, and when we can’t get them started in outdoor physical activities we connect with them by video call”.
All-round activities therefore in the thirty offices scattered in the various municipalities ranging from gymnastics, fitness, pilates, postural, dance, swimming, water aerobics and much more. «We organize many courses in our centers as well as guided cultural visits – concludes Rossi – but health in all its aspects is always at the center of our interventions. The aim is always to promote, develop and create the conditions that allow the most fragile individuals to be self-sufficient from a psycho-physical point of view”. In this period, one of the most active municipalities is the second, according to the management: «From the Olympic Village, to Villa Leopardi up to Villa Torlonia and San Lorenzo, there are many planned activities». In social centers for the elderly, therefore, physical activity of “active aging” for everyone, but with a network that is being computerized and which will allow everyone to connect via the internet to also fulfill requests via a platform called Pass2″. In the meantime, for next year the association is already working to support the Miguel Race scheduled for January with activities and a walk to accompany the Rome Marathon.