<10, Wonju> Axi Generation Health Keeper Health Health Movement Class
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Participants in the Health and Baekse Movement class held at Wonju Hoengseong Branch of the National Health Insurance Corporation are gymnastics. Health Insurance Corporation provided
The Health and Baekse Movement Class, operated by the National Health Insurance Corporation, provides two or three weeks of exercise and health education (dementia and fall prevention, etc.) for all citizens. In 2005, the elderly started as a health promotion program for the elderly, but in 2017, the target was expanded to the whole nation.
It is operated by local public facilities such as senior citizens, welfare centers, administrative welfare centers, and village halls. As of May this year, a total of 38,613 lectures were conducted in 3,769 facilities nationwide, and the number of registered participants was 71,681, which was doubled compared to the previous year.
Yoga, silver gymnastics, line dance, and dementia prevention exercises are the main programs, which are customized according to motor skills and age groups. In particular, it is organized around a program that can cultivate both flexibility and muscle strength at the same time without complicated instruments or difficult movements so that the elderly can easily access. Participants in the Health and Baekse Movement Class Program have improved 64% of the lower extremities and 56% of equilibrium, and have reported mental health effects such as reducing depression and resolving social isolation.
In particular, Wonju City, where the headquarters is located, is considered a representative exemplary operation area of the Health and Baekse Movement Class. An official of the Corporation said, “The exercise class is not just a physical training, but a whole human health program that restores mental vitality and social ties.”
Visit the National Health Insurance Corporation branch office or visit the Customer Center (1577-1000) and apply according to the instructions.
Jeong Young -oh Editorial young5@hankookilbo.com
