On 24 and 25 May, the third transnational workshop of the AGELESS project, an English acronym for 'preventing premature ageing through sport and social inclusion', took place in Madeira, Portugal.  The focus of the project is on vulnerable people - with intellectual disability or neuro-cognitive decline - who are most at risk of premature ageing, the resulting psycho-physical decline and chronic diseases. The project was funded by the European Commission when it approved the proposal submitted by the Hospitality Europe office in Brussels. The Madeira workshop was organised by the rehabilitation centre of the Sisters Hospitallers in Funchal, with the participation of the other project partners: the Pai Menni socio-medical centre in Betanzos (Spain) and the Santa Germana Centre in Paris - both belonging to the Sisters Hospitallers - together with the multi-sports centre for disabled people of the Order's centre in Gijón and the Lecourbe social medical centre in Paris. The centres' methodologies were shared to improve the role of stakeholders such as health care workers, sports instructors and family members in motivating the most vulnerable or disadvantaged people to play sports regularly. The event was attended by a delegation from each project partner together with other local experts and athletes, such as the Regional Network for Continuous Integrated Care (REDE), the sports club 'Os especiais', and there was also the interesting testimony by the Portuguese Paralympic athlete Filipo Rebelo. The workshop, the results of which will be incorporated into the project's final document (Protocol for Physical Activity against Premature Ageing), concluded with a visit to the Sisters Hospitaller's Holy Family Psychological Rehabilitation Centre. More information on the Ageless project can be found at https://irmashospitaleiras.pt/agelesspt/

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