Ikigai55+ stands for “life with meaning”, our motto to express that the digital era has meaningful results for older population, helping to enrich their life with healthy habits, activity and joy. IKIGAI55+´s goal is to promote a healthy lifestyle, preventive sports, and digital inclusion among older adults, by means of a novel combination of training design, motivation theory, and smart technologies, which will be easily accessible and adaptable in daily life.
The specific objectives (SO) of the project are to:
• SO1: increase sports trainers’ knowledge, orientations and exercise prescription skills, awareness, and toolset about the benefits of applying wearable devices among seniors.
• SO2: increase participation in physical activity programs enhanced by smart wearables among older adults (55+).
• SO3: increase participants motivation for regular physical practice during the 5-week intervention.
• SO4: increase awareness about exergames as multifocal training for seniors.
• SO5: decrease resistance towards digital technologies /smart devices among the older population.
• SO6: increase understanding and awareness among older adults and their trainers about the interpretation of wearable indicators fitted for seniors, for prevention and sports efficiency purposes.
• SO7: increase awareness and skills regarding Living Lab methodology in order to enhance dissemination skills within the partnership.
Consortium Partners:
• University of Thessaly
• Diputación de Zamora
• Università delle LiberEtà del FVG
• Trebag Szellemi tulajdon- és Projektmenedzser Kft
• Tabela Espontanea Unipessoal Lda
• INQUIRY FUSE (formerly known as INQUIRIUM)
• Eskilara S Koop Txikia
• VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Project number: 101134420
