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Support for improving elementary school students’ physical fitness and motor skills (holding after-school exercise classes)

Sports Business

■Minato Ward, Tokyo
Ongoing since FY2021

 

[Overview]

To address the social issue of declining physical strength and motor skills among children, we hold exercise classes after school at elementary schools.

 

[Challenges]

・Decrease in outdoor play

・Decline in physical fitness and motor skills during elementary school years

 

[Activity Overview and Approach]

・Holding exercise classes utilizing elementary school after-school hours

・Special program based on sports science using “36 fundamental movements” such as catching, throwing, running, and grasping

・Conducting physical fitness assessments every six months and providing feedback through video analysis to improve physical strength and motor skills