The first book by Elke Jauk-Offner is pretty sporty. In “10,000 steps in and around Graz” the author presented 15 tours of 10,000 steps each, which should bring more movement into everyday life. Mayors presented at today’s press conference on the terrace of the Graz Museum Schlossberg Siegfried Nagl, Sportstadtrat Kurt Hohensinner, Sportamtsleiter Thomas Rajakovics, Author Every Jauk-Offner, Matthew Wealth from Styria Verlag and project manager Jasmin parapatits the hot off the press city and exercise guide.
Colorfully illustrated with remarkable views of Graz by photographer Lukas Elsneg and supplemented by expert opinions, the 15 routes lead uphill and downhill to well-known and new places to be discovered. mayor Siegfried Nagl thanked the author and the entire team for the sporty “Graz guide”: “I’m always really happy when a book about Graz appears. The book once again presents the city as we perceive it: as a place of longing . I can only congratulate you! “, He sprinkled roses on the author. “You can take a completely new look at Graz with the tours and the successful photos.”
The city councilor can be Kurt Hohensinner just connect. “In the first few weeks and months of the sports year, everyday exercise is in the foreground, so this project fits in perfectly. 15 routes of 10,000 steps each result in 150,000 reasons to run into the future in a sporty and healthy manner. “According to Hohensinner, the book should also be made available in all school and city libraries for those interested.
For author Every Jauk-Offner it was the first book project that she published in a particularly challenging year. “For me personally it was the balancing act between home office, home kindergarten and home schooling, in which I realized that movement in the immediate vicinity has become a very large and important topic.” The author has been on for seven months worked on the book, with which she also wants to motivate others to exercise more in everyday life. “On the one hand, the 10,000 steps lead past well-known places that need to be viewed in a new way. like the sculpture on the panorama meadow in Andritz or the sequoia tree in the Graz jungle. ” The interviews with experts underline how valuable exercise is in everyday life.
Sportamtsleiter Thomas Rajakovics sees the book as a lasting asset to the sporting year. “The original idea was to publish a book on health in Graz. In the course of the sports year, this quickly developed into a 10,000-step guide through Graz. “A second book, which is due to appear at the end of the year, will then take up the history of sports in the city. Both works should be included when Graz is included in the” Global Active Cities “network support.
Also Matthew Wealth thanks Styria Verlag for the good cooperation with the city and the author: “This book was not only a writing challenge, it was also physically demanding,” jokes Opis. “Two and a half years ago we had the idea in the mayor’s office Discussed for the first time. The project then picked up speed during the sporting year. It is a city and exercise guide and in this form something very special. ” For idea generator and project manager Jasmin parapatits from Kneipp Verlag, the printing of a new book always resembles a birth. “At the end of the day you have a product in hand that everyone is happy about. The nice thing about it is watching the book grow. “
In the course of the next few weeks, the routes will also be included in the “MapRun” app, which will show running and walking paths in the course of the sporting year. The aim is to appeal to the younger generation.
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