Weight training is also suitable for children. In his lecture “Resistance Training in Children and Adolescents”, Prof. Urs Granacher from Potsdam will present the results of the King study and recommend weight training for grassroots sports. The lecture will debunk some myths. While the sport is primarily used preventively during childhood, Prof. Andrea Ermolao from Padua University describes how this exercise can be used to combat obesity. By November, the final results of the most extensive study ever of the back will also be available. Prof. Frank Mayer, Chairman of the DGSP Science Council, will then present the results of the effectiveness of neuromuscular training. Prof. Uwe Tegtbur, Director of the Institute for Sports Medicine at Hannover Medical School, will present his study on e-biking, which caused quite on stir. At first glance, it appears to be quite contradictory: The study claims that e-biking has a stronger sporting effect than bicycles without an electric motor. However, this may be due to the fact that electric bikes make riding to work more attractive than regular bicycles – and riding them is better than not considering riding a bike at all. In his lecture, Prof. Tegtbur will explain exactly why.

International comparison: Germany needs more exercise


In session 5 on November 14, sports scientists will draw an international comparison. In this respect, Sweden is once again exemplary. In accordance with WHO, 67% of adults achieve the recommended physical activity level. In contrast to other countries, in Sweden there is hardly a difference between the levels of men and women. Here, tax incentives or special compensations motivate the public to exercise. Prof. Mats Börjesson from the Sahlgrenska Academy will give further insights. In contrast, the situation is much more difficult in Italy, where almost everything is billed privately. Nevertheless: At least 63% of men between the ages of thirty and sixty achieved the minimum limit defined by WHO – however, only 37% of women achieve this goal. Dr. Donia Koubaa will report on the situation in Tunisia. And what is Germany’s position? The preventive bill may have created a lot of opportunities, but not a lot of them are being used. Doctors are not prescribing many more preventive services than they did before the bill came into effect. This commitment can be improved as a whole and has resulted in only 44% of men and 35% of women achieving the WHO specifications in Germany. This certainly leaves room for improvement. Prof. Jürgen Steinacker, Chair of the European “Initiative for Exercise is Medicine”, will depict how especially general practitioners and their patients can benefit from the opportunities that the German regulations already offer today.

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