With the Mutualité Française, a day to fight against sedentary lifestyles

An annual Sport Dating proposed in La Garde for many years with a simple objective which was to promote physical activity and health prevention among a vulnerable and sedentary public. Prevention manager at the Mutualité Française Sud, Cyril Amic highlighted the full value of this operation: 'The idea of this day is to get people active again, young or old and older people, to help them avoid a sedentary lifestyle, which is a cause of disease. We thus offered numerous initiations to different sports and prevention stands. Throughout the day, we welcomed around a hundred people, including many middle school students.' During the operation, each participant was able to discover the activity that suited them and commit to a regular practice if they wished. Among the stands and activities presented, we noticed boccia, wheelchair basketball, handball, pilates, chi gong, physical fitness tests, sophrology, and an aging simulation stand.

LA MUTUALITÉ FRANÇAISE, A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY

Born from the desire of women and men to mutually protect themselves from the uncertainties of life, mutual benefit societies are non-profit, member-owned organizations. They are chaired by elected mutualist representatives. Mutuals, groups, and unions offer solutions in three areas of activity: supplementary health insurance, dependency cover, and retirement savings. With more than 2,900 mutual care and support services, they play a major role in access to care, across the regions, at controlled rates. They are the leading private player in health prevention through the actions deployed in France. On a daily basis, the Mutualité Française rolls out its actions (proximity, participation, and innovation) centered around its purpose: 'Protecting each other today to, together, build the solidarities of tomorrow.'