Liiver's projects moved people for more than 10,000 cooking hours last year. In addition to economic effects, volunteering affects people's mental and physical well-being. We listed five researched reasons why k\u00f6kke is worthwhile.<\/p>\n
1. It prolongs life.<\/strong> Several studies have shown that volunteering predicts a longer lifespan. Among other things, the drop in blood pressure in volunteers is of the same magnitude as in people who start regular exercise or make changes to their diet. Physical work also improves your condition.<\/p>\n 2. It increases success in working life.<\/strong> In addition to doing good, volunteering is a way to develop skills, networks and improve your opportunities in working life. Research has shown that volunteering can help, for example, in getting a new job.<\/p>\n 3. It is an antidote to the stress caused by work.<\/strong> According to a Swiss study, those people who did volunteer work reported that work burnout and stress decreased. Doing volunteer work also increases the feeling that there is more time.<\/p>\n 4. It reduces loneliness and depression.<\/strong> In an extensive British study, it was found that voluntary work done especially in middle age and older is connected to good mental health and spiritual well-being. Volunteering also gives a new sense of meaning to life.<\/p>\n 5. It makes you happy.<\/strong> A Finnish study showed that the more people volunteered, the happier they were. Volunteer work strengthens, among other things, the ability to empathize and social ties. Above all, it puts a smile on the face and brings a good mood to its creator as well.<\/p>\n Two hours a week is enough!<\/strong> Positive health effects are achieved with just two hours of volunteer work per week. Which k\u00f6k could you participate in next weekend?<\/p>\n Sein\u00e4joki, Ilmajoki and Jalasj\u00e4rvi have a huge number of associations, through which you can find suitable things to do for everyone. Liiver's projects alone have been implemented by 300 associations in the region. K\u00f6kk\u00e4tyo always increases the vitality of the environment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Liiver's projects moved people for more than 10,000 cooking hours last year. In addition to economic effects, volunteering affects people's mental and physical well-being. We listed five researched reasons why k\u00f6kke is worthwhile. 1. It prolongs life. Several studies have shown that volunteering predicts a longer lifespan. Among other things, the drop in blood pressure in volunteers is of the same magnitude as in people who start a regular [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,14,29,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kylat","category-yhteisot","category-liiveri","category-uutiset"],"yoast_head":"\n