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Indoor and outdoor physical activities for the elderly 2026/2027

9. 4. 2026 09:43 ● Author: Lada Hájková

Guarantee Unit: KS

Guarantor: Mgr. Bohumír Machovec, Ph.D.

Lecturer: Mgr. Bohumír Machovec, Ph.D.

Lecturer's Medallion: Education, major: undergraduate, education and physical education

Annotation: The content of the program is primarily hands-on exercises with an emphasis on actual movement experience. It is a combination of indoor and outdoor activities that will be included during each semester based on the season and current weather conditions. The outdoor activities will take the form of 2-3 hour blocks in various locations in Jihlava and the surrounding area. Indoor activities will take the form of 90-minute blocks in the Physical Activity Classroom in the VŠPJ building or at Jihlava sports grounds. Practical exercises will be continuously supplemented with theoretical information and modern knowledge in the field of specifically applied activity. The aim is, among other things, to motivate seniors to acquire good exercise habits and to encourage regular physical activity, which the participants will be able to continue after the end of the actual programme.

Outdoor activities: various forms of hiking (walking, water, winter, cycling...), orienteering activities, outdoor sports, discgolf...

Indoor activities in the physical activity room:Power yoga, Pilates, TRX, SM system, bossu and rehab ball exercises...

Number of Semi-Sessions: 2

Tutorial Day:Thursday

Times:9:30-11:00am

Course Closing: workshop, colloquium

Recommended Readings: none

Sign-up: from 1 April 2026 via e-application

Note: The team of the University of the Third Age of the University of Applied Sciences reserves the right to change for organizational reasons (lecturer, date, time of the class). Any changes will always be communicated to those interested in the course in a timely manner.

Registration for the year 2026/2027 is no longer possible, the course capacity has been filled.
 
 

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Date

lecture topic

1

September 17

.

Urban Orientation

2

September 24th

.

Outdoor Gym for Seniors

3

1. 10.

Geocaching

4

8. 10.

Geocaching

5

October 15

.

Dracadian

6

October 22.

Bossu

7

October 29

.

Rehabilitation Balls

8

5. 11.

Overbally

9

12. 11.

TRX - boosterhanging system

10

11/19.

SM System - Healthrehabilitation exercises

11

26. 11.

Power Yoga

12

January 14.

Health TV

13

January 21.

Scooters at the Czech Mill

14

January 28

.

Circuit Training on TV

15

4. 2.

Self-defense

16

11. 2.

Trainers - cross-country skiing, rowing

17

February 18.

Psychomotor Games

18

February 25

.

Cricket

19

4. 3.

Orientation Run

20

11. 3.

Discgolf

21

March 18th

.

Kubby

22

March 25th

.

Ringo

23

1. 4.

Water Tourism - Boathouse

24

8. 4.

Hiking
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