Exercise counseling
The city of Äänekoski offers free exercise counseling to those who need it and starts targeted exercise groups for working-age people. Everyone who longs for the spark of movement is welcome to exercise counseling!
With the new national sports policy guidelines and the Moving adult program, a three-year health promotion (2022-2022) Äänekoski liikkea - sports lifestyle promotion project has been launched at the beginning of 2024 in Äänekoski.
The project with the goal is to develop exercise counseling aimed at working-age people in the city of Äänekoski in accordance with national recommendations and reduce immobility.
Individual exercise counseling offered by the municipality for adults
- Exercise counseling the more specific target groups are those suffering from pre-diabetes and diabetes at the beginning of the three-year project, those struggling with weight control, and those who have abandoned their exercise habits due to various reasons due to mental health disorders and need a new spark and help to start moving. In counseling, the emphasis is not only on exercise counseling, but the client's situation is examined as a whole, with a healthy lifestyle in mind.
- You can come to the city's exercise counseling with an exercise referral from the Äänekoski health center either from the diabetes clinic, physiotherapy, medical treatment reception or even from the doctor's office. Our cooperation partners are also Ilona ry and Mehiläinen Äänekoski occupational health center, through which the municipality can get more information about exercise counseling. Contacting yourself is also enough, and can be the first step to a healthier lifestyle!
- Exercise and going for a walk are built together with the customer. For half a year, the project worker accompanies the customer's journey and little by little a suitable way is found for each to add steps to everyday life. There are meetings with the exercise instructor 5-7 times during six months, depending on the individual needs of the client.
If you feel that exercise counseling could be useful for you, contact our exercise counselor, let's talk more.
Get in touch even if you're just thinking about setting off.
Low-threshold exercise groups
The municipality's own low-threshold sports groups are also available for those who wish to support exercise counseling.
Fitness district - Äänekoski
- Tuesdays at 16-17 A popular fitness group in the Hurrikaani hall of the Sports Center in Äänekoski.
- From 7.1 January to 6.5.2025 May XNUMX
- Price €36,40/semester
- The group is intended for people of working age who exercise too little in terms of their health and people who have just retired.
- Registrations and inquiries from the sports advisor from August 1.8.2025, XNUMX (contact details below).
Gym start - Suolahti
- On Thursdays from 16.15:17.15 to XNUMX:XNUMX at the Suolahti swimming hall gym, Kuntosalistartti group.
- From 9.1 January to 8.5.2025 May XNUMX
- Price €36,40/semester
- The group is intended for people of working age who exercise too little in terms of their health and people who have just retired.
- Advance registrations and inquiries from the sports counselor from 1.8.2025 August XNUMX (contact details below).
XL aqua gym
- Mondays at 12.30-13.00
- On 13.1. 2025- 5.5.2025/XNUMX/XNUMX
- Price €3,50 / time
- The group is intended for people with a body mass index of at least 30.
- Visits are loaded onto the card at the cashier of the swimming hall during its opening hours.
Can I also join the exercise counseling?
Although the target group at the beginning of the project is people with pre-diabetes, diabetes, weight control or mental health problems, everyone who needs a spark of movement is welcome to exercise counseling!
The people who give exercise advice are just for you, and Ensiaskaleet is tailored to suit your needs and your everyday life. Professionals have many good tips on how to incorporate exercise into everyday life. The instructor's support in the initial stages is also important in terms of the sustainability of exercise.
Introduction video of Liikuntaneuvonta (liikuntaneuvonta.fi)
Adult health lectures, health theme weeks and testing days
In Äänekoski, in the spirit of promoting an active lifestyle, health lectures aimed at working-age people are being launched, which are planned to be held annually. You can come and listen to the lectures on site or join in remotely.
Every fall and spring, an Äänekoski in motion theme day is organized, where, for example, different communities present their own activities. During the days, there is also the opportunity to do small-scale fitness tests and get to know different sports in short non-stop workshops. Päivi also contains the latest information on the dosage of health exercise and the ongoing activities of the municipality and communities to promote health.
National health themed days and weeks will be taken into account as part of the city's sports activities more systematically in the annual calendar. For example, the aim is to make the students' mental health day in April a tradition in Äänekoski, and the theme weeks and days of various health organizations, such as the national diabetes day, are to be made a more visible part of the entire municipality's activities
More information about lectures and other events will be provided whenever the schedules become more detailed. Follow the city's event calendar.
Arrange a start time that suits you
Get in touch with a low threshold! At Äänekoski sports services, we want to be a part of your everyday life. In accordance with the city strategy, we provide well-being for the municipal residents, and we hope to be able to increase this with our own contribution.
Let's get our slippers moving and keep Äänekoski moving!
For more information:
Sports advisor
Anu Kaajalahti
040 190 2748
anu.kaajalahti@aanekoski.fi
