Fit for Life - Inclusion through Sports

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Why Sport?

Sport is a lot more than just physical activity. While sport can help young people develop healthy lifestyles it can also teach valuable life skills and help with an individual's personal development process.

This is especially true for young people with fewer opportunities. Sport methods and outdoor activities can help youngsters in this target group to develop a wide range of social skills. In this way sport helps these young people become much more than fit - it can help make them truly "Fit for Life".

Fit for Life

The Fit for Life booklet is based on the outcomes of the SALTO "Inclusion through Sport" training courses (2004). This practical booklet aims to inform youth workers, youth leaders and European institutions of the value of sport as an educational tool for the fewer opportunity target group.

The theory behind using sport as a method is made concrete through real-life examples. An extensive list of methods is also provided to help youth organisations take the first steps towards implementing sport as a learning method on local as well as on European level.

This booklet is part of the SALTO "Inclusion for All" series.

Author & Editor

Fit for Life was written by Kathy Schroeder, a competitive swimmer and coach in her previous life. She now works as a free lance trainer and has a wide variety of experience in working with young people with fewer opportunities.

The booklet was coordinated and edited by Tony Geudens of the SALTO Inclusion Resource centre.