The City of Luxembourg has created a programme of physical and sports activities - "Sports for all - Seniors (active 55+)" - for people aged 55 and over living in the capital or another municipality. The idea is rooted in scientific research which demonstrates that regular physical activity improves physical and intellectual capacities, and prevents age-related diseases or has positive effects on their development.
The programme is tailored to the needs, expectations and abilities of seniors, allowing them to participate in group activities, facilitates social exchanges and increases the fun in moving. It includes more than forty physical and sports activities reserved for the elderly. All these activities, such as aqua gym, soft gym, gentle exercise, nordic walking or dance for seniors, are adapted to their physical abilities and their rhythm.
Starting on Monday 24 April, the programme will be expanded with new outdoor sports activities for the spring and summer periods
These include weekly courses:
Boules and petanque, every Tuesday afternoon in Kockelscheuer
Nordic-walking on Monday morning in Bonnevoie
Walking & Nordic walking on Friday morning in Kockelscheuer
Taijiquan on Wednesday evening and qi gong on Friday during the lunch break on the "Kinnekswiss" in the municipal park
"Soft" hikes of about 2 hours every Wednesday afternoon in the neighbourhood of the City
Golf discovery on Thursdays 15, 22 and 29 June and 6 July from 17:00 to 19:00 at the "Luxembourg Golf Centre" in Kockelscheuer
Bike initiation is offered free on 31 May from 15:00 to 17:00 at Stade Josy Barthel.
Whole days:
Hiking for advanced walkers organised every Tuesday throughout the different regions of Luxembourg
Occasional cycling tours across the country and its green surroundings
Kayak excursions on the Haute-Sûre lake and on the river Sûre
Golf (for beginners and advanced) every Tuesday at the Golf and Country Club in Christnach.
Nordic walking, taijiquan, qi gong, and the various golf courses (at Kockelscheuer and Christnach) are also accessible to adults, over 16 years.
The "Outdoor Sport for Seniors" pamphlets with the full programme and details of the various activities are available at the Bierger-Center, the Town Hall, the city's sport infrastructures, the Sports Department and on the City's website: www.vdl.lu/sportspourtous.
Interested persons can request a registration form from the Sports Department, on 5, Rue de l'Abattoir, L-1111 Luxembourg, or telephone: 4796-4400 or 4796-4403.
