Also Stadion Energa Gdansk is active in the field of CSR in Sport
Stadion Energa Gdańsk is #Morethanfootball. This is shown by all the great activitites, which are being provided during the #Morethanfootball Action Week, but also demonstrated in the overall Stadium’s CSR strategy.
RUNNING WORKSHOPS – “I RUN BECAUSE I LIKE TO”
On 1st and 8th of April (Saturdays) from 9:30 am to 11:00 am, on the outskirts of the Stadion Energa Gdańsk, an open exercise group training is conducted.
Every week (from April to November), more than 20 people take part in collective running exercises and circuit training, while having fun. The classes are conducted within the national campaign “I run because I like to “.
ROLLERBLADING WORKSHOPS
On 1st and 8th of April (Saturdays) from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, on professional track around the Stadion Energa Gdańsk, open rollerblading workshops are conducted.
Every week (from April to October), about 30 people take part in free rollerblading workshops. The main purpose of the classes is popularizing this sport and to show people that everyone, regardless of age and skills can find something for themselves.
2nd Edition of Ekstra FAN
On 1st and 4th of April (Saturday and Tuesday) on Stadion Energa Gdańsk there are exercises and classroom session, prepared for participants of 2nd edition of Ekstra FAN project.
Ekstra FAN is pro–healthy project. Participants’ goal is to lose weight, improve their condition and develop healthy habits.
The main part of the project lasts 12 weeks. In this time participants will meet with doctor, dietician and psychologist, determine the optimal diet and get to know, what they can do to improve their form. At the same time they will participate in various sport classes.
The project is available for men between 35 and 60 years of age with body mass index over 28, who want to change their daily unhealthy habits.
– The first edition of Ekstra FAN ended with a huge success, that’s why we’ve decided to continue – said Wojciech Dąbrowski, Director of Communication and CSR Department, Stadion Energa Gdańsk. Overall participants lost 120 kilograms, 250 centimeters in the waist, improved their form and got physically 4 years younger on average ! For many of them the project was the opportunity to change their life.
Main organizers of Ekstra FAN project are Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk Football Club and Gdańsk Centre for Health Promotion.
3rd Edition of Ekstra FAN
The registration for the third edition of the pro-healthy project Ekstra FAN has just started and will last till the 7th of April. To take part in the project you need to fill in the online form available at: www.ekstrafan.pl. The organizers will invite 60 people for interviews (taking place from 6th to 9th of April) with the nurse, cardiologist, dietician and physical activity specialist. During those meetings all specialists will explored health and physical form of the people in that group. After analyzing results, 33 people will be chosen for the main group that will participate in the project.
Classroom sessions and different sport activities will start on the 26th of April.
