Tuesday, September 17, 2013

'Movirindi', health moving: all walk between Marina and Stampace - L'Unione Sarda

opens today at 11, the second day of the European Week of sustainable mobility.

From Cagliari Elmas at coming up with a Sestu Bicimipiaci: is the project that brings together the Region of Sardinia and features on cycling initiatives implemented by local authorities, associations and of all those subscribers Programme Agreements funded by POR FESR 2007/2013.

The second day of the European Week of Sustainable Mobility opens in the sign of the path Laguna. A journey through history, landscape and nature in Giliacquas. A new pedestrian and cycle route than two kilometers, along the ancient village of fishermen masesi to the church of St. Catherine, will be inaugurated today, Tuesday, September 17, at 11 in Elmas within the European Week of Sustainable Mobility, scene the island until Sunday 22 September. The ribbon cutting is entrusted municipal alderman for public works and technology services Mariano Strazzeri, in the presence of the mayor and councilor of Elmas Valter Piscedda Regional Programming Alessandra Zedda. Also present will be the various associations of cyclists.

The project, which cost 850 thousand euro, led to the creation of un’infrastrutturazione light, with the arrangement of the lagoon belt, a route that includes a long track for lovers Hiking and integrated nature. The entrance is located near the site of civil protection and winds its way along the lagoon along the Rio Sestu, with lookout points for birds and docks with benches and bike racks. The track, one of the territory, comes to Santa Caterina, the ancient church of masesi , and is characterized by two wooden bridges, one of which crosses the river Sestu with a span of over 40 meters, provides visitors an unprecedented stretch of the lagoon of Santa Gilla.

In the afternoon, the baton passed to Cagliari with the event “Movirindi, health moving”, a group walk around the historical districts of Marina and Stampace, designed by graduates in physical education, organized by the associations Apatraining and Urban Center. Four kilometers on foot for a walk forty-five minutes by consumption of 190 kilocalories to promote physical activity and combat the onset of some diseases related to overweight and obesity double knot, first of all the type 2 diabetes. “The data are clear: every year in Sardinia there are five new cases of type 2 diabetes,” says Gianmario Satta, coordinator for the Sports Medicine ASL 8 Cagliari. “By changing the lifestyle with adequate physical activity and proper nutrition can actually delay or prevent the onset of diabetes and its complications (heart attack, stroke, blindness, amputation of limbs) and reduce the burden on health care costs that According to some studies, amounted to € 2500-2700 per year for each diabetic patient without complications. Counting that every year there are 5 thousand new cases, the bill is done and it’s scary. ” The departure is scheduled at 17 in piazza Matteotti, then walk through Via Roma, Piazza Amendola, Piazza Yenne, penetrating inside the Botanical Garden and back to Piazza Yenne, with a cool down to Piazza Matteotti.

Also tomorrow, in Sestu to 19, in Piazza San Salvatore, the public meeting will be held on “Mobility in Sestu: public works and roads,” organized by the Municipality .

Bicimipiaci is the name of the project that brings together the Region of Sardinia and features on cycling initiatives. The heart of the program agreements is the creation of new bike lanes and service infrastructure. Expanding in a concrete and meaningful the opportunity to go biking on the territory concerned and for traveling to work and study, to discover the offer landscape and culture: this is one of the main objectives of the commitment of the Region through the POR FESR 2007 / 2013 in the metropolitan area of ??Cagliari and Sassari Area Vasta.

The poster of the event

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