The Lifelapse starts on 5 February – everyone in the national fitness competition

Registration for Lífshlaupið 2020 is in full swing! We encourage all workplaces, residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður to take part. Let's create a fun and health-promoting atmosphere together in February!

The Lifelapse is a health and motivational project of the Sports and
The Olympic Federation of Iceland, which appeals to all the nation's people. Its aim is to
encourage the nation to follow the advice of the Chief Medical Officer on
movement, whether in leisure time, at work, at school or when choosing a mode of transport. In
The recommendations state that children and adolescents should be physically active for at least 60 minutes a day.
minutes daily and adults should engage in moderate-intensity physical activity for at least
30 minutes daily.

The human life is incredible
a fun and good platform for those who want to start being active or
already exercise regularly and want to log their activity systematically, to have an overview
and set goals. But in addition to encouraging daily exercise, it creates
The project creates a fun atmosphere in workplaces and schools that compete against each other.
between and indoors. The main aim is to get as many people as possible to move as
usually during the competition. Adults a minimum of 30 minutes a day and
Children and teenagers a minimum of 60 minutes a day.

The Lifeshlupið is divided into four competition categories:

• Workplace competition from 5 February – 25 February, for 16-year-olds and
  older (three weeks)
• secondary school competition from 5 February – 18 February, for 16-year-olds and
  older (two weeks)
• Primary school competition from 5 February – 18 February, for 15-year-olds and
  younger (two weeks)
• an individual competition where everyone can
  Log their exercise all year round

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Everyone in the country is always encouraged to take part in the Lifshlaupið and create
a fun atmosphere and boost the team spirit in the workplace/at school. The registration process is simple and convenient, but detailed instructions can be found here. https://lifshlaupid.is/keppnir/ and
under the relevant competition on the left. Further information about the Lifeshlupið and registration is provided by
Hrönn Guðmundsdóttir, Director of the Department of Mass Sports at the Icelandic Sports Federation, on hronn@isi.is or by phone: 514-4000.