Experts from the Faculty of Sports Studies advise the elderly on Channel 3
Czech Television started a new information and entertainment channel ČT3 for senior citizens on 23rd March. This new lifestyle magazine for the elderly Life to the Power of 3 (Život na třetí) offers information, practical advice and interviews with guests on interesting topics every day.
Experts in nutrition and exercise from the Faculty of Sports Studies of Masaryk University were invited to the programme to advise the elderly how to lead an active life even in the old age.
On 26th March at ČT3 Iva Hrnčiříková, nutrition specialist from the Department of Health Promotion of the Faculty of Sports Studies answered questions about healthy nutrition. In the interview the elderly learnt how to keep fit with a healthy and nutritious diet.
How to start exercising in old age at home without expensive aids was shown by Zora Svobodová, the head of the Center for University Sport at the Sports Faculty in the programme Life to the Power of 3 on the 6th April. She used a chair and a mat as aids for home exercises for the elderly.
