MoKo-Fit
A motor-cognitive outdoor exercise programme for older people in the Chemnitz area
Against the backdrop of an increasingly ageing population, the "MoKo-Fit" project is dedicated to the health of people aged 65 and over in Chemnitz. It offers a low-threshold exercise programme tailored to the needs of senior citizens that strengthens motor and mental skills.
Since 2021, regular exercise groups have been taking place in the Helbersdorf, Gablenz and Siegmar districts, with up to 15 participants exercising twice a week in parks and green spaces. The programme will be expanded to other districts in 2024 and 2025.
Typical contents are
- Strengthening exercises for legs, arms and torso
- Balance and coordination exercises (e.g. with balls or elastic bands)
- Endurance-enhancing forms of exercise at a moderate pace
- Flexibility and stretching exercises
- Memory and attention tasks in combination with movement
- Small reaction and concentration games
Existing elements in the park such as benches or steps are actively incorporated into the training. Each exercise can be customised - no prior knowledge is required.
Our trained mentors are happy to welcome new participants. Please get in touch and find out about meeting points and training times without obligation.
During the group-based exercise programme, existing materials from the park and green areas (e.g. benches, trees, stairs) and small equipment (e.g. balls and elastic exercise bands) are used. The following skills should be promoted:
- Motor skills (e.g. strength, endurance, coordination, mobility)
- Everyday mental functions (e.g. memory, attention, mental flexibility)
After the groups have been led by licensed exercise instructors for approx. 4 months, they continue to run independently with the help of trained mentors.
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Funding information:
This measure is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon state parliament (funding guideline "Demography", II. 1 FRL)
Existing exercise groups
Older people aged 65 and over who would like to get active in a group can get in touch with the mentors of the independently run exercise groups in the districts of Gablenz, Helbersdorf and Siegmar (in existence since 2022) or Markersdorf, Kaßberg and Schloßchemnitz (in existence since 2024):
Meeting point:
Campus TU Chemnitz (meadow behind the building at Reichenhainer Straße 43)
Training time:
Wednesday + Friday: 10:00 to 11.00 am
Contact:
Marion Riedel
Phone: 0152 28957020
Ursula Brettschneider:
Phone: 0172 6922404
Meeting point:
Playground at Hölderlinstraße 9
Training time:
Wednesday + Thursday: 09:00 to 10.00 am
Contact:
Reinhild Zimmermann
Phone: 0152 28957020
Meeting point:
Forest area "Schneller Markt" (Herweghstr. playground)
Training time:
Tuesday: 08:45 to 09.45 am
Contact:
Kerstin Lindner
Phone: 0173 4229210
Meeting point:
Campus TU Chemnitz (Erfenschlager Str. 22)
Training time:
Tuesday + Thursday: 09:30 to 10:30 am
Contact:
Michael Littmann
Phone: 0172 7951111
Meeting point:
Aktiv-Treff Kappelkiste TAG Wohnen (street Usti nad Labem 227)
Training time:
Wednesday+ Friday: 09:30 to 10:30 am
Contact:
Kerstin Kreißig
Phone: 0162 6543758
Meeting point:
Artificial turf pitch SG Handwerk (Weydemeyerstr. 23)
Training time:
Tuesday+ Thursday: 09:00 to 10:00 am
Contact:
Monika Schmelzer
Phone: 0151 22822120
Meeting point:
Schönauer Park (Guerickestr. 33)
Training time:
Wednesday: 09:00 to 10:00 am
Contact:
Annerose Berndt
Phone: 0371 852876
Meeting point:
Park of the Victims of Fascism (in front of the theatre)
Training time:
Monday: 09:30 to 10:30 am
Contact:
Elvira Dalljo
Phone:0151 24215904
Monday, 09.30 to 10.30 a.m. in the "garden" above the ASB meeting centre Wohnpark-Geibelhöhe, Albert-Jentzsch-Straße 7-9, 09127 Chemnitz
(Alternative hall by arrangement in case of bad weather: Pegasus-Center sports room, Stadlerstraße 14, 09126 Chemnitz)
Nordic walking takes place on the last Monday of the month from the car park in front of the Zeisigwaldschänke, Forststraße 100, 09131 Chemnitz.
Contact mentor:
Lutz Richter
Phone: 0176 42081668
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Tuesday and Thursday 9 to 10 a.m. on the green area in front of the city park pond
(accessible via the car park on the corner of Helbersdorfer Straße and Dittersdorfer Straße)
Contact mentor:
Hans-Jochen Roßbach
Phone: 0371 2728 1192
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Tuesday, 09.30 to 10.30 a.m. at the Holzkirche (Ahornstraße 47)
Contact mentor:
Marina Grieger
Phone: 0152 33665214
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Tuesday, 09.15 to 10.15 a.m. at the Markersdorfer Oase in Wolgograder Allee 27, meeting point under the tent roof (alternative room: Alfred-Neubert-Straße 19)
Contact:
Katharina Zwingmann
Phone: 0371 19938
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Tuesday and Thursday, 10.30 to 11.30 a.m. in the park at the castle church,
Meeting point in front of the Miramar
(Alternative room in case of bad weather in the dining room of the Pro Seniore Residence, Salzstraße 40)
Contact mentor:
M. Richter
Phone: 0176 56863599
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Tuesday, 09.30 to 10.30 am in Frei-Otto-Park, meeting point at the bridge in Adolf-Weinhold-Straße
Contact mentor:
Eva-Maria Bachmann
Phone: 0176 31550822
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