The "Sharing and Self-Caring" Gym Based on Community-Oriented Primary Care
10.14442/generalist.43.25
- VernacularTitle:地域志向性プライマリ・ケアにもとづく「住民持ち寄り型フィットネス施設」設立の事例
- Author:
Yoshifumi SUGIYAMA
;
Akiko TOMIYAMA
- Keywords:
community-oriented primary care;
metabolic syndrome;
gym;
exercise
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2020;43(1):25-28
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We report The "Sharing and Self-Caring" gym on Tarama Island, Okinawa. There are a large number of patients with metabolic syndrome on the island, which is a community health concern. To encourage people in the community to engage in physical exercise and prevent them from developing metabolic syndrome, we established a gym where they shared fitness equipment that they had bought but not used in a while. During the course of establishment, we employed a community-oriented primary care strategy.
