STYLE

abychom se dožili vyššího věku. A pak

je tady armáda učitelů (například tělesné

výchovy), vychovatelů, trenérů, instruktorů, kinantropologů, psychologů, novinářů

a dalších profesionálů, kteří jednak využívají výzkumnou evidenci k doporučení, jak se máme chovat, a také dělají PR

zdravému životnímu stylu. Jsem přesvědčen, že pokud zdravotní pojišťovny budou

investovat do systému kinantropologické

péče, která bude provázána se systémem

základních, středních a vysokých škol

a obvodních lékařů, pak dojde k masivnímu snížení výdajů na zdravotnictví a zvýší

se zásadně věk dožití ve zdraví v České

republice. Vždyť pravidelná pohybová

aktivita se ve výzkumných studiích posledních let jednoznačně ukazuje jako jeden

z nejdůležitějších faktorů, který pozitivně

ovlivňuje zdraví lidí a jejich věk dožití.

Otázkou však zůstává, zda může být pohybová aktivita protektivním faktorem

proti riziku onemocnění či úmrtí v důsledku znečistěného ovzduší, nebo zda riziko

onemocnění naopak zvyšuje. Program 4

v rámci projektu HAIE se na tuto otázku

pokouší dát srozumitelnou odpověď.

Děkujeme Vám za rozhovor.

Physical Activities Have

a Positive Effect on Human Health

Healthy Ageing in an Industrial Environment (HAIE) is a large research project focused on the impact

of air pollution on human health, headed by Radim Šram from the Medical Faculty of the University

of Ostrava and Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, both of

which cooperate with the University of Ostrava. This is an interview with Daniel Jandačka, Leader of

Program 4 of the HAIE Project.

Mr Jandačka, the University of Ostrava

is the principle investigator in the HAIE

Project. Please, introduce its significance

to our readers.

Our Human Motion Diagnostic Centre at the

Department of Human Movement Studies,

Faculty of Education at the University of

Ostrava, is responsible for Program 4 of the

HAIE Project (www.4haie.cz). This research

programme investigates the impact of

different levels of physical activities in

a polluted environment on human health,

psychological well being, and quality of

life. The study contains four elementary

groups of the population: physically active

runners from the Moravian-Silesian Region

who hold to recommendations on physical

activity issued by the WHO; physically

inactive individuals from the MoravianSilesian Region; physically active runners

from the South Bohemian Region who hold

to recommendations on physical activities

issued by the WHO; and physically inactive

individuals from the South Bohemian Region.

Results of the 4HAIE study will suggest the

right behaviour to physically active people

if they live in the Moravian-Silesian Region,

and what they may recommend to their

loved ones (seniors and children).

Results of the study can also seriously

contribute to strategic decisions by the

government of the region in health issues

for the local population. The City Council

of Ostrava based their strategy on three

crucial topics for further development:

Human Value, Metropolis of the Region,

and Healthy Metropolis. The HAIE Project

is therefore one of the principal pillars of

a relatively well-defined strategy of the

City of Ostrava. It is financed through

the Ministry of Education and Sports of

the Czech Republic and the European

Union’s project Healthy Ageing in Industrial

Environment HAIE, registered number

CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000798.

Is the quality of life in our industrial

region different from other regions?

The life expectancy in the MoravianSilesian Region is shorter and the quality

of life for seniors is worse compared

to the average health of the rest of

the Czech Republic, according to the

data we have. I believe that universities

may help the Moravian-Silesian Region

change the situation. The beginning and

implementation of any change, however,

always brings discussions of scientists,

journalists, politicians, and their electors.

We need high-quality data and analyses

in such discussions which the HAIE

Project will hopefully provide. Plus, we

are building a modern center for sports,

health and technology at the University of

Ostrava with significant contributions from

the Council of Ostrava and Government

of the Moravian-Silesian Region.

Your project focuses on the health of the

population and the significance of sports,

but the population is ageing: is there

a healthy way to grow old?

“Healthy ageing” is not a cliché. The age

of the population is increasing generally

and, mostly thanks to scientific records

which help us understand what behaviour

is optimal, we do live longer. Then there

is an army of teachers (including PE

teachers), educators, coaches, instructors,

kinanthropologists, psychologists, journalists,

and other professionals using the scientific

records to recommend the most beneficial

behaviour and to promote a healthy

lifestyle. I am convinced that if health

insurance companies invested in a system

of kinanthropologic care connected to

a network of elementary, secondary and

tertiary education and physicians, we might

expect a radical decrease of costs in health

care institutions and an increase in life

expectancy in the Czech Republic.

Recent research studies clearly show that

regular physical activity is a critical factor

positively influencing human health and life

expectancy. The question is whether physical

activity may work in the prevention of

diseases or death resulting from air pollution,

or whether it increases the risk of acquiring

such a disease. Program 4 of the HAIE

Project is intended to give us a clear answer.

Thank you for the interview.

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