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The rise in prices (also) has an impact on sports practice. According to a study, nearly a quarter of French people give up enrolling in a sport because of their financial situation. To maintain regular physical activity, some do not hesitate to return to their confinement habits. Explanations.
“With the price increase, I canceled my Basic-Fit subscription“. Like Arnaud, 29, many followers of the “room” are forced to abandon their habits in the gym. According to a Odoxa survey for Keneo and RTL, nearly a quarter of French people have given up practicing a sport because of their financial situation. Bad news for a sector already hit hard by the pandemic.
Sports halls plan to increase their prices, in particular because of the increase in the cost of energy. “For a room, gas and electricity expenses generally represent 5 to 7% of the annual operating price“, explains Virgile Caillet, general delegate of the Union Sport & Cycle at Figaro. Energy sobriety is one of the points considered to prevent the note from being too salty.
The great struggle
For neo-athletes, it is time to return to the habits taken during the various confinements. “I took over sports applications for programs and when I feel alone, I put sports coach videos on YouTube“, explains Arnaud. Exit the sports facilities and other machines, the young man is content with exercises based solely on the weight of the body. “Finally, my sports budget for this month comes down to a mat at 8 euros“, jokes the main interested party.
Street-workout parks, including street training, are also a solution for doing sports at a lower cost. These infrastructures which favor the weight of the body offer fixed bars, weight benches, or parallel bars, all equipment to keep in shape. For those nostalgic for the gym, it’s also an opportunity to meet other enthusiasts.
Public Health France publishes a guide to help parents get their child into sport, via the “Getting teenagers moving is not easy. But encouraging them is important“. On the program, sporting challenges to do outdoors, such as a “photo safari” to be carried out with your smartphone or even “geocaching”, namely a treasure hunt to find boxes, worthless, and sign them to mark Her presence.
For children or young adults, it is possible to have aid of 50 euros thanks to the Pass’Sportto finance all or part of their registration in a voluntary sports association.