{"id":1319,"date":"2021-06-01T13:19:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islt.nl\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2021-06-01T14:24:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:24:51","slug":"geen-gezondheidszorg-maar-zorgen-voor-gezondheid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islt.nl\/en\/geen-gezondheidszorg-maar-zorgen-voor-gezondheid\/","title":{"rendered":"Not healthcare, but \u2018care for health\u2019 is the new credo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tempt more people to move more trough the use of smart technology and innovation. Which also creates new jobs and markets. That was the mission that the Vitality Living Lab project <\/a>started out with about three years ago. A mission where that need is becoming increasingly more obvious, says Ren\u00e9 Wijlens, cluster manager from the Sport & Technology Cluster<\/a> and one of the initiators of the project. \u201cIt is a gradual process which goes from \u2018sport is fun\u2019, to ultimately more and more exercise as a prerequisite for a healthy and vital society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the project,<\/a> 14 partners are working together on innovations to encourage people to exercise more in e.g. public spaces and at work. Approximately forty cases originated from requests by municipalities and SME companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is mainly about connecting and mobilizing the parties involved in sports and technology, as innovation drivers, to start working together on the various demands from the market.\u201d Wijlens believes that this has worked out well so far. He considers that the case-based approach has created more cohesion in the innovation ecosystem for sport and vitality. This is necessary, according to Wijlens, in order to respond to the major challenge of making the transition from healthcare to care for health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need for more exercise along with the negative consequences of not exercising enough has on people\u2019s health have been known for a quite a while. Wijlens: \u201cPeople who exercise and do more sport are not only physically and mentally fitter, they also have a lower risk of depression, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and certain types of cancer. More exercise also reduces the risk of obesity, elevated cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. These effects were already known before corona. Corona further underscores the need for more exercise.\u201d The group of people with inactive lifestyles is on the rise, Wijlens argues. \u201cIn addition, we have started to work at home more often as a result of the corona measures. All in all, we have been sitting down on average an extra hour per day. People who sit for more than eight hours a day are 74 percent more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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