Macnica signs an agreement with Fukuoka City in the nursing care prevention field of the "Fukuoka 100" project - Joint implementation of frailty prevention project for the elderly using MAQUP (make-up) -

Macnica Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter "Macnica") announced today that it has concluded an agreement with Fukuoka City (Mayor: Soichiro Takashima; hereinafter "Fukuoka City") in Fukuoka Prefecture in the area of nursing care prevention under the "Fukuoka 100" project to create a sustainable society in the 100-year life era. The agreement is a public-private partnership that will jointly implement a frailty prevention project for the elderly using MAQUP, a frailty prevention service provided by .

Recently, the movements of the elderly have been restricted for long periods of time to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and there are concerns that frailty, which causes physical frailty, is potentially spreading. In order to restore the depressed level of activity of elderly people and to effectively promote efforts to prevent frailty in the future, it is necessary to devise ways to educate the elderly and maintain and improve their motivation to exercise. .

Fukuoka City has been working to prevent frailty for some time, but we have found it difficult to continue our efforts to prevent frailty, so we have created a system to help elderly people maintain their interest in frailty and continue working on it. I was considering making one.

This project utilizes Fukuoka City's local resources, introduces MAQUP with scientific evidence, and continuously provides frailty awareness and checks as well as prevention and improvement activities to help prevent the spread COVID-19 The aim is to improve the mind and body in a comparative, additive and synergistic manner.

■Frailty prevention service MAQUP
This frailty prevention solution was developed by combining scientific evidence from the epidemiological research of Kyushu University Professor Emeritus Shuzo Kumagai, a pioneer in frailty research, with Macnica 's know-how in utilizing digital data. We provide content that follows the steps of frailty prevention: 1) awareness, 2) measurement, and 3) exercise in one package.In addition to exercise classes, we also provide self-training content and free apps that can be done at home, making it easy for seniors to use. We help you enjoy extending your healthy lifespan.

<Providing content that follows steps to prevent frailty in one package>

About this project
Macnica will work with NiceMets Inc., whose Representative Director and President is Professor Emeritus Shuzo Kumagai of Kyushu University, a pioneer in frailty research, to conduct frailty checks, run the exercise classes, and verify the results of the project.

Through this joint project, Macnica aims to extend the healthy life expectancy of the elderly by working together with the public and private sectors to educate citizens about the importance of frailty countermeasures and continue to implement them, thereby supporting the creation of a future town where people of any age can take on challenges. We will continue to.

[Schedule of upcoming events and frailty prevention classes]
(1) Conducting frailty checks at events*
○ Arakan Festa: An event for people around 60 years old to think about how to spend their second life
Saturday, October 21, 2023 10:00-16:00 Fukuoka International Congress Center
Lecture: 11:50 start "Preventing frailty in the era of 100-year life spans"
Shuzo Kumagai (Representative Director and President Nicemets, Professor Emeritus of Kyushu University)
・"Simple Frailty Check" and "Frailty Fitness Test" at the booth

○Namiki Arts and Culture Festival
Sunday, November 26, 2023 10:00-15:00 Namiki Square
・“Easy Frailty Check” and “Frailty Physical Fitness Measurement” at the booth

(2) Implementation of frailty checks at places of attendance (planned)*
○ “Easy frailty check”, “frailty physical fitness measurement” and effect measurement after 3 months at places where you can go to work on health promotion in the community (Yokatre practice station, etc.)
Period: December 2023 to September 2024

*For the frailty checks performed in (1) and (2), we will give you the results on the spot.

(3) Implementation of frailty prevention exercise classes
○Frailty prevention exercise class for the elderly
"Easy frailty check", "frailty physical fitness measurement", "remote exercise guidance", and effect measurement after 3 months
・Fukuoka City Elderly Welfare Center (under adjustment)
Timing: Implemented sequentially from January 2024

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