Taoyuan City promotes the Elderly’s Dream Realization Project and introduces scientific sports in conjunction with the National Sports University

In response to the healthy city and age-friendly policies, the Taoyuan City Government Sports Bureau continues to promote the "Elderly Dreams Project", combining professional teachers and sports guidance manpower from the National Sports University to bring professional fitness guidance and scientific exercise courses to community care centers and medical institutions, leading the elderly to participate in sports nearby in familiar living areas. Through regular and safe training, they can improve physical function, prevent falls, delay disability, and create a healthy and energetic senior life.

The Sports Bureau today (15th) presented the contents of the plan in conjunction with the Pingzhen Dongshi stronghold. Chen Guanghui, vice president of the National Sports University, said that the Elderly Dream Project is based on "scientific exercise prescription" and designs step-by-step training courses based on the physical condition of the elderly. Through professional and safe guidance, it helps the elderly improve their physical fitness and improve their quality of life. The elderly cannot only rely on daily walks to maintain health, but also need systematic exercise training. Through the cooperation of academic and practical resources, exercise can be truly integrated into the daily life of the elderly.

The Sports Bureau stated that the "Elderly Dreams Come True Project" course content covers basic physical fitness, muscle strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, balance and anti-fall training. Through a 12-week progressive course, it gradually advances from sitting exercises to standing exercises, with simple equipment such as elastic bands, allowing the elderly to gradually improve their exercise abilities in a safe environment. By strengthening the muscle strength, balance and agility of the lower limbs, it not only helps to reduce the risk of falls, but also improves the elderly's ability to perform daily activities and maintain an independent life.

The Sports Bureau stated that the first session of the project has been completed in 2025, and a results presentation conference will be held to present the physical fitness improvement results of the elderly after participating in exercise through functional fitness testing. The plan has also been recognized by the city government and the media. This year, it will further expand the scale of promotion, planning to open 40 classes, with a total of more than 800 elderly people expected to participate. At the same time, functional physical fitness testing and norms will be introduced, and scientific evaluation will be carried out through pre- and post-course testing to understand changes in the physical fitness of the elderly, so that exercise results can be backed by data.

The Sports Bureau stated that the Elderly Dream Project not only encourages the elderly to "move", but also hopes to implement the concept of "exercise to prevent aging" through professional exercise prescriptions, starting from strengthening muscle strength, balance and body functions, preventing and delaying disability, and allowing the elderly to maintain health and autonomy in life. ; In the future, we will continue to combine academic, community and medical resources to promote elder sports through social media and multiple publicity channels, so that more elders can participate in exercise courses suitable for their own abilities nearby. It is expected to hold a results conference at the end of the year to share the results of the promotion.

A community resident surnamed Song who participated in the course said that after participating in the course, he became mentally better, healthier, and made many friends. For example, the course included stretching, which made his body feel much softer. In the past, when he had to stand up after sitting down, his feet felt stiff, but now he can stand up immediately after sitting down. He hopes more elderly people can join.