The Maisons Sport-Santé are a reception, information, advice and support space for all those who need to use physical and sporting activity for health or well-being.

Sports-health centers are aimed at:

•  Healthy people who have never practiced physical activity or who have not done so for a long time and want to return to physical activity for the purposes of health and well-being, all with support.
• People suffering from long-term illnesses (ALD) wishing or needing to practice adapted and safe physical activity by trained professionals, for therapeutic, health and well-being purposes.
• People suffering from chronic illnesses and for whom physical and sporting activity is recommended.

To find out more about sports-health centers: https://www.sports.gouv.fr/decouvrez-les-maisons-sport-sante-les-plus-proches-de-chez-vous-389

1. The development of a Adapted Physical Activity care pathway for patients of all pathologies, by creating links between the different structures in the region as well as with other Maisons Sport Santé, hospitals or former networks, in order to guide to the best of patients throughout the territory and that they can initiate and/or maintain physical activity and above all sustain their practice.
2. The development of Physical Activity in the life course of Caen Normandy University Hospital staff: Quality of life at work, Health at work.
3. There raising awareness among patients, their caregivers, medical and paramedical staff about the positive impacts of living in the movement through:
   1. Numerous presentations in departments of all medical, surgical and obstetric specialties,
   2. Communications aimed at the general public, patients and agents,
   3. Creation and production of events around APA.
4. Research : APA protocols are put in place to assess the impact of physical activity on different pathologies (for which these impacts have not yet been demonstrated) or to know which activities to offer depending on the type of pathology and functional impairment.

All of these actions carried out within the University Hospital around the APA were recognized as “ Maison Sport Santé ” in 2021, as part of the National Sport Health Strategy 2019-2024 .

MSS recognition was renewed for 5 years by the services of the public health department of the ARS and the Regional Academic Delegation for Youth, Engagement and Sports (DRAJES) of the MSS specifications defined by the decree of April 25, 2023 .

Improve the health of the population by promoting physical and sporting activity for everyone, on a daily basis, with or without pathology, at all times of life.

10 golden reflexes for your health

1. I report to my doctor any chest pain or abnormal shortness of breath occurring during exercise.
2. I report to my doctor any heart palpitations occurring during exercise or just after exercise.
3. I report to my doctor any discomfort occurring during exercise or just after exercise.* Download the video
4. I always respect a 10-minute warm-up and cool-down during my sporting activities.
5. I drink 3 or 4 sips of water every 30 minutes of exercise during training and competition.
6. I avoid intense activities in outdoor temperatures below -5°C or above +30°C and during pollution peaks.
7. I do not smoke, in any case never in the 2 hours before or after practicing a sporting activity.
8.  I never use doping substances and I avoid self-medication in general.
9. I do not do intense sport if I have a fever, nor in the 8 days following a flu episode (fever – body aches).
10. I carry out a medical check-up before resuming sporting activity if I am over 35 for men and 45 for women.

The Maison Sport Santé at Caen Normandy University Hospital operates thanks to external funding and the generosity of donors who believe in Physical Activity for therapeutic purposes : ARS , DRAJES,  Ligue contre le Cancer du Calvados,  Cadet Roussel, La Fondation des Hôpitaux  The French Mutualist Bank

Patronage : Donations