Students and teachers of the Volga Region University of Sports who go to work and study on foot again have the opportunity to combine business with pleasure by becoming participants in the open intercollegiate walking competitions "Walking Man", starting from September 10.
The project "Walking Man" is implemented by the Charitable Foundation of the National Health League with the support of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation within the framework of the Federal Project "Sport is the norm of life". The project is designed to motivate middle-aged and older people to increase their daily physical activity.
To participate in open interuniversity competitions The University of Sports and Tourism needs to assemble a team of 50 people. Now there are already 34 participants in the national team of the university. By the way, the rules do not prohibit creating several teams from one educational institution. But the captain of the team "Volga State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism", the head of the real estate management department of the Academy, Kristina Nizamutdinova, believes that at the first stage it is necessary to staff the university team created on her initiative. And only if the number of applicants exceeds the limit of 50 people, you can think about creating a second team.
The main thing, according to Kristina Yevgenyevna, is that they should be real lovers of walking. Many, by the way, can, without knowing it, be considered inveterate walkers, if, for example, they regularly take walks with a dog. Their steps will also be counted! By the way, according to Nizamutdinova, participation in the project motivates more actively using such a method of moving around the city as walking, even those who used it occasionally.
In the first season of the "Walking Man", the team of the Volga Region University showed 26 results among 405 national teams. Kristina Nizamutdinova, believes that now the university has a chance to rise higher. By the way, having made almost 608 thousand steps, she became the first in the team ranking of the results of the academy and the 160th out of 16 thousand participants.
Note that professional athletes cannot be included in the teams. But there are no age or job restrictions. Any employee, teacher or student of the university can join the university team. The winners are determined only in the team competition!
The calculation is carried out through a mobile application. The first stage (preliminary) The "Walking Man" project runs from September 10 to October 10, the second-from October 15 to November 15. According to the rules, no more than 25,000 steps per day are counted. The final placement of teams in the ranking depends on the sum of the steps of all participants during the competition. Each participant who has registered on the project's website will be able to follow the progress of the competition online.
All participants will be awarded electronic diplomas and badges, which will be received by the team representative at the final event.
You can enroll in the university team yourself by downloading the "Walking Man" application in your smartphone, registering and selecting the "Volga State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism"team. If you have any questions, ask by calling: 2949042.
