{"id":5309,"date":"2018-01-10T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=5309"},"modified":"2018-01-10T16:41:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T16:41:33","slug":"3-examples-of-dutch-ingenuity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/3-examples-of-dutch-ingenuity\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Examples of Dutch Ingenuity"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things that attracts many of us to the Netherlands is how incredibly modern the country can be in regards to projects and laws. It was the first country to grant same-sex couples the right to marry<\/a>. It has an incredible dam structure that keeps the country above water. The Dutch landscape has changed from old fashioned windmills to wind turbines that produce electricity.<\/p>\n

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This past few weeks, I have come across three projects of “Dutch Ingenuity” that have certainly made me realize how innovative this small country can be in the most peculiar ways!<\/p>\n

Learning to fall<\/h3>\n

One of the most dangerous accidents elder people can have is falling. To counter this risk, many clinics in the Netherlands are offering obstacle classes where people can learn to move around in uneven terrain, and, in the case of a fall, know how to fall with minimal injury. The course is titled\u00a0Zicht op Evenwicht\u00a0<\/em>and is meant for\u00a0 ouderen die dagelijkse activiteiten niet meer uitvoeren omdat ze bang zijn om te vallen. Zij bewegen<\/em>\u00a0(move)\u00a0minder, waardoor hun spierkracht en balans afnemen<\/em>\u00a0(decreases) en het risico op een val juist toeneemt<\/em>\u00a0(increases). Het doorbreken van deze negatieve spiraal vormt een belangrijk onderdeel van de cursus\u00a0<\/em>(source:\u00a0Zicht op Evenwicht website<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The following video explains the importance of these classes and how they work.<\/p>\n