Knowledge hub O-SIGN
On: Sports In Nature, Good Nutrition and Young Hearts (O-SIGN)
APPROPRIATE NUTRITION WHEN EXERCISING FOR HEALTHY YOUNG HEARTS
AND A HEALTHY LIVING
Gender-Based Nutrition: Why Girls and Boys Have Different Needs and How to Support
Their Healthy growth and Performance in sport.
In recent years, sports nutrition has evolved from one-size-fits-all approaches to personalized
strategies that take into account the biological, hormonal, and metabolic particularities …
THE BENEFITS OF BEING ACTIVE IN NATURE AND ADOPTING SUSTAINABLE
BEHAVIOUR WHILE ATTENDING OR ORGANISING SPORT EVENTS
Treasure Hunting Orienteering in the O SIGN Project: discovering clues while running
Within the European project O SIGN – “On: Sport in Nature, Good Nutrition and Young Hearts”,
Treasure Hunting Orienteering brought a playful and exciting dimension to outdoor sport, especially for children and families. Implemented across all five partner countries, this format combines the fundamentals of orienteering with the thrill of a treasure hunt, turning every race into an adventure …
THE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF ORIENTEERING ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
The Cognitive Benefits of Orienteering: Enhancing Spatial Awareness and Memory
Orienteering requires participants to traverse unfamiliar terrain using only a map and compass, making
rapid decisions while maintaining vigorous physical activity. This unique combination creates a “dual-
task” environment that simultaneously challenges multiple cognitive systems (Biehl-Printes et al.,
2023) …
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