The Komag Institute was visited by specialists from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and the Technical University of Eindhoven (the Netherlands) on 12th-14th September, with regards to realization of international FitWork project (Good Practices to Develop Physical Activity Programs at Work). The FitWork project aims to establish collaboration between ergonomics and physical activity of professionals in order to develop training plans that address the needs of individual workplaces. Implementing training plans is especially important for office workers doing intellectual work. Sets of exercises were presented during the visit and it was explained how to perform them in a safe and proper way and how to monitor the progress.
The consortium consists of universities, research institutes and expert networks from Spain, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands and Romania.
