fit4future

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fit4future is a Germany-wide, scientifically developed prevention initiative. It started in 2005 and supports children and young people from daycare to graduation in developing a sustainable, healthy lifestyle.

history

2005-2015

In 2005 the entrepreneur Hans-Dieter Cleven and the media expert Robert Lübenoff initiated the health and prevention program fit4future. The aim of the initiative: to teach children how to enjoy regular exercise, a balanced diet and brain fitness, thereby introducing them to a sustainable, healthy lifestyle in a playful way.

Since 2005, 700 primary and special schools in 14 federal states with 200,000 pupils have participated in the initiative.

2016 – today

In 2016, DAK-Gesundheit became a competence partner of fit4future. The prevention initiative has been called fit4future since then, an initiative of the Cleven Foundation, powered by DAK-Gesundheit.

Thanks to the commitment of the new partner, the original fit4future (Kids) program, which focuses on children between 6 and 12 years of age, has been expanded to include 2,000 elementary and special needs schools nationwide and thus supports around 600,000 children free of charge for at least three years.

In addition, the prevention program in 2019 and 2020 was expanded to include two new nationwide initiatives: fit4future Teens started the 2019/2020 school year at 400 secondary schools, and another 400 schools will be added in 2020/2021. fit4future Kita will start in 2020 and 2021 at a total of 400 daycare centers.

Various top athletes, such as u. a. Professional footballer Holger Badstuber , Olympic champion in epee fencing Britta Heidemann , boxer Arthur Abraham , Olympic champion in luge Natalie Geisenberger , high jumper Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch , decathlete Carolin Schäfer and, from 2014 to 2019, skier Felix Neureuther , stand up as role models and motivators for fit4future.

Program and scientific basis

The renowned scientists Ingo Froböse ( German Sport University Cologne ) and Martin Halle ( Technical University of Munich ) and their respective teams have been active as scientific advisors to fit4future since 2015 .

fit4future kids

The three modules exercise, nutrition and brain fitness have been the focus of fit4future since 2005. Since the entry of the competence partner DAK-Gesundheit, within the framework of the Prevention Act, the relational prevention / school system module has also been included in the program from 2016.

The initiative was created in close cooperation with scientists and experts:

  • The exercise and brain fitness modules were developed by the Department for Sport, Exercise and Health at the University of Basel .
  • The content of the nutrition module is based on the principles of the Swiss Nutrition Society .
  • The modules exercise, nutrition and brain fitness were worked on and further developed by the Chair for Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine at the Technical University of Munich and supplemented by the module relationship prevention / school system.

fit4future teens

Since the 2019/2020 school year, fit4future Teens has been supporting students, teachers and parents to counter stress - especially in school. The program is tailored to the needs of 15 to 19-year-olds at secondary schools with a secondary school leaving certificate. The focus is on the topics of coping with stress, nutrition, exercise and prevention of relationships.

fit4future Teens was designed by the fischimwasser think tank under the direction of Ingo Froböse.

fit4future day care center

The prevention initiative for children between the ages of 3 and 6 will start in 2020 and 2021. The program content is adapted to the daycare environment so that children can get to know a healthy lifestyle early and playfully. The initiative provides educators and pedagogical specialists with scientifically based solutions on how they can support child development - on a physical, mental, emotional and social level.

The four modules exercise, nutrition, brain fitness, relationship prevention / daycare system were developed by the Chair for Preventive and Rehabilitation at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

The basis of the movement module is the play and movement concept according to Elfriede Hengstenberg. The content was designed together with the Hengstenberg-Pikler Society and is based on the “We move day care centers” project, which has been successfully carried out by DAK-Gesundheit and the Hengstenberg-Pikler Society since 2016.

Evaluation

The program for the sustainable promotion of health-related behavior is continuously and comprehensively evaluated: fit4future Kids and fit4future Kita from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) under the direction of Martin Halle, fit4future Teens from the fischimwasser think tank with its scientific director Ingo Froböse (German Sport University Cologne) . The results and insights gained are presented on the fit4future website and used to optimize the programs on a regular basis.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Children and Youth Report - DAK study: When the parental home makes you sick. In: Magdeburger News. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Alexander Kaindl: Neureuther lets CSU ministers run up: Ski star becomes clear and makes great promises. In: Merkur.de. July 16, 2019, accessed February 27, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Sugar doesn't hurt - DAK board explains why children have to learn to eat. In: FOCUS Online. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ This is how alcohol works in the body. In: FOCUS Online. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .