{"id":13938,"date":"2025-06-02T13:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/projecten\/be-active-be-well\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T08:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:27:33","slug":"be-active-be-well","status":"publish","type":"projecten","link":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/en\/projecten\/be-active-be-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Active, Be Well"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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working together to boost youth physical activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Be Active, Be Well is an international consortium<\/a> dedicated to improving physical activity among young people, with special attention to mental health and equal access to opportunities. Together with partners from four countries, 8D is co-developing a playful and accessible intervention \u2014 created for and with young people and youth workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why is promoting physical activity in youth so important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Regular movement helps build a healthier body. But it\u2019s also a powerful tool in supporting mental health<\/a>, especially for young people facing challenges such as stress, anxiety or depression. Youth with limited access to sports facilities, financial resources or professional support are often the ones who stand to benefit most, yet they\u2019re also the ones most likely to fall through the cracks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Many young people want to be more active, but struggle with motivation, knowledge, or structure. Through interviews conducted across all partner countries (with both young people and youth workers) the project team identified common barriers. What stood out? Young people value autonomy, social connection, and flexibility. They want to move in their own way, at their own pace, and preferably with others. There\u2019s also a strong need for insight into how motivation works, and more importantly: why <\/em>it sometimes disappears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div>\n

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8D is collaborating on this project with partners from Croatia (Sirius<\/a>), Germany(YEPP Europe<\/a>), Greece (Smile of the Child<\/a>) and The Netherlands(@Change<\/a>). In the research phase, we spoke with young people, youth workers and topic experts to explore both barriers and motivators to physical activity. These insights now form the foundation for a playful, motivating digital intervention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Best Practices Guide<\/strong> outlining key motivational insights, challenges, and opportunities; An online platform<\/strong> that encourages young people to get moving, with playful elements and real-life inspiration; A Youth Guide<\/strong> and a Youth Worker Manual to support practical application; A Training Module<\/strong> for youth professionals to help them embed physical activity into their guidance sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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