Ødegaard will ambassador to improve public health: – Proud to be part of … – Aftenposten

Teams Players Martin Ødegaard and Stefan Johansen to promote NFF new campaign Eat, Move, Sleep.

coaching staff soccer boys participated Friday at a seminar at one of its sponsors, Bama, outside Oslo. There were parties call a national effort to improve public health in Norway, kicked off. The campaign, which includes Bama, NFF (NFF) and the organization EAT, named Eat, Move, Sleep. And quite simply about nutrition, activity and sleep.

Both in athletes, but also in the rest of the population.

– Want to stand out as a good role model

Among those who shared their experiences and thoughts about the three points was national team duo Stefan Johansen (Celtic) and Martin Ødegaard (Real Madrid). And both are among the ambassadors of the new movement that will front the importance of getting enough sleep, eat right and move more.

– This is a very good measure and I am proud to be part of it. I want to stand out as a good example in this area. It is important to help to tell how to ensure enough sleep, move more and eat right, says Ødegaard from the scene.

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Johansen: – Important contributions

Stefan Johansen follow up.

– When I was young I did not know so much about this. But the sooner we learn more, the better it will be for a future career. These are important things and it is an important contribution for us to join, says the best player in Scotland this season.

– How much awareness is there about this?

– I has learned a lot over the past year. It is the first year that I’ve played so much fighting, and when this is alpha and omega to perform. It’s a really focus on this in our club, and I understand the importance of it yourself, says Stefan Johansen having Ronny Deila as coach in Celtic. Deila grabbed just diet when he took over the Scottish big club a year ago.

– The same at Real Madrid. The focus is on what is important for everyone in the team, says Martin Ødegaard. As says the club arranges to make the right choices.

– How do you know if you have not eaten straight or slept enough?

– I I notice are much looser and performs worse, says Real Madrid player.

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Ødegaard fond of sweets

And when asked if the players had a few favorites when it comes to food that may not be so good, answered them:

– Taco. But with lots of salad and little sour, says Stefan Johansen while national team colleagues laughing in the audience.

– I love candy. But not like dinner, says Ødegaard.

– Diet, activity and sleep are three key elements that build on each other. By eating right is easier to be active, an active life improves sleep, and when you’re rested it is easier to make the right choices for yourself about the environment, says leader of EAT, Gunhild Stordalen, in a statement.

EAT leader himself was present at the seminar.

Football volunteering organization is important in terms of spreading the message.

– football, with its 375,000 active and 110 000 volunteers can with simple steps make a big difference. We have role models as ambassadors of the project, we are present in the arenas children and young people congregate and we hit parents, says General Secretary Kjetil Siem NFF.

– We want to use national team guys for this because they are large examples of the doing and what they are, continue Siem.

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Published: 05.jun. 2015 1:44 p.m.