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KEMI – SPORT AND WELLNESS COUNSELING TO CITIZENS

by Riina Koivisto | riina.koivisto@kemi.fi

The City of Kemi’s Liikettä Kemiin! project provides sport and wellness counseling to citizens who do too little physical activity in terms of their health.

The counseling lasts approximately 6–12 months and includes a start interview, health condition measurements and personal counseling for increasing moving, recovery and diet.

After the interest rate restrictions came into force last year, we switched to telecommuting for several months. We conducted customer meetings as normal or video calls, and exercise counseling was conveniently handled as video calls.

Our clientele also includes, among others, unemployed and menthal health rehabilitators, for whom we were an important social channel at the time when their other groups and clubs were temporaly closed.

During summer time, we did a lot of counseling in the nature and at the same time got a change to get people more familiar with nature and outdoor sport places. Also, being and moving in nature gives you many health effects.

We have now been able to return to customer meetings as much as restrictions allow.

Let’s take care of each other and our well-being!