Alarming figures – “Never take sport away from your children again!”

A large-scale family study also shows how important exercise is: 95 percent of children said that exercise helps them cope better with the stresses of the pandemic, and 87 percent of their parents did. That is why city councilor Kurt Hohensinner says: “The idea and the DNA of the sports year must remain in place in the future. We want to become the sportiest city in Austria. ”Therefore, there will be other activities such as skiing days, swimming courses, snow sports days or holiday offers. In addition, the state capital will soon be able to adorn itself with the title “Global Active City”. Head of Sports Department Thomas Rajakovics has an almost unbelievable number ready: “The sports facilities in Graz that can be used free of charge have an area of ​​127,792 square meters!”

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