150 athletes joined in the first Diabeteswim & AMP aquathlon; Run organized by Adigu
In Agüimes, October 9, 2022-.The premiere of the Diabeteswim & Ampathlon; Run exceeded all expectations gathering 150 athletes at Arinaga Beach.A success of participation, with all the places exhausted, and public in this playful, participatory and solidarity test organized by the Association of Diabetics of Gran Canaria, Adigran, together with the Ministry of Sports of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and Sports of the City of Agüimes.
The fun day began at nine in the morning with the arrival of the protagonists who lived from within the two modalities.Diabetesrun, race or walk, as well as Diabeteswim & Amp; Run, with 400 meters of swimming and four kilometers of race on foot in the surroundings of the Avenida de los Pescadores.The awareness of diabetes, the importance of the prevention and promotion of healthy life habits was very present throughout the event in which the participants formed a single team.They shared strokes and kilometers in an authentic party held under the agreement Diabetes, Physical Activity and Sports - Diafd signed by Sports of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and Adigran.
The warming in charge of Balance-T Training and Physiotherapy Center opened the test in which Blanco Lidia, president of Adigran, welcomed giving "thanks for making visible diabetes" and encouraged everyone to "continue including physical activity indaily life ”.In addition, the Councilor for Sports and Seniors of Agüimes, Carmen Rosa Guedes, stressed "the importance of education since exercise are years of life and health."He also congratulated all attendees for being part of the initiative encouraging them "to enjoy a pleasant morning in an unbeatable place."
Next, Alexis Socorro, coordinator of the Diafd project, recalled the circuit of both modalities that the athletes of all ages completed, of which around 50 suffer this disease and that reaffirmed the example to follow that they are.The smiles, hugs and happiness happened and put the icing on the first edition of this event called to continue growing, informing about diabetes, and to tear down barriers.The joy lasted throughout the morning and included a zumba masterclass.A program made to measure and that reinforced the acceptance that the project trains your diabetes - DIAF is having among sports lovers, citizenship, health centers and municipalities of the island.Decathlon Telde, Waters of Teror, Balance-T Training and Physiotherapy Center, the other shore of Arinaga, Gluco Up!and Our Dream joined and collaborated with this celebration.
Diafd
The Diabeteswim & Ampathlon Aquathlon; Run is part of the Diabetes, Physical Activity and Sports project that has as slogan your diabetes and is carried out thanks to the agreement signed with the Ministry of Sports of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria.It began last April and is intended for all those people, children, adolescents and adults with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, other types of diabetes and prediabetes.Its main objective is to improve the quality of life of people with diabetes and prediabetes.
And, as specific objectives, introduce physical activity and sport as a fundamental pillar in the treatment and control of diabetes in hospitals and health centers;generate a statistical database that tests the effectiveness of the population in the population with this disease;reduce health spending caused by the effects derived from bad life habits in diabetes such as sedentary lifestyle;reduce obesity through physical and sports activity in children under 16 mainly and, above all, improve healthof people with diabetes and reduce associated comorbidities through the practice of scheduled physical exercise.
Adign
It is the only association for diabetes on the island of Gran Canaria, being part of the Federation of Diabetes de Canarias Associations (Fadican) and, through it, of the Spanish Diabetes Federation (Fede).Among its objectives are to improve the quality of life of people with diabetes, defend their rights, contribute to the psychosocial, physical and educational support of the collective;Promote and support diabetological education, as well as promote the improvement of healthcare, prevent, intervene and detect diabetes.And promote and develop the interest and development of research.