Stay active with these tips

Focus on exercise

The exercise route at our Geriatrics department is a series of murals designed to get patients moving in an accessible way, such as while waiting for examination results.

Exercise route in Geriatrics department

The activity bench

Mobile activity bench (medium model)

Mobile activity bench (senior model)

The aim of the activity bench

Getting people moving in an accessible way.

The advantages of sufficient physical activity:

Lower risk of chronic diseases
Better sleep
Maintaining a healthy body weight
Less stress
Improving quality of life

Figures from the European Commission show that an estimated 1 million people die each year due to physical inactivity.

More information about the activity bench

Target group
- Jan Yperman Hospital staff and employees
- Patients hospitalized at Jan Yperman Hospital
- Outpatients at Jan Yperman Hospital
- Psychiatric patients
- Top athletes
- Children
- People with a disability (physical and mental)
- Wheelchair users
Use
Independently
- Using the APP (software)
- Using the exercise panels
- Own creativity
Under the guidance of a coach (ipitup coach)
- On your own (1-to-1)
- Group (max. 4 people)
Some exercises
You can do more than 250 exercises.
These can be graded to suit the user.
Classification into 5 groups
- Pushing
- Pulling
- Upper body stability
- One/two-legged exercises
- Balance
Tip: alternate with running, (speed) walking or cycling