SMART HYDRATION

A habit-forming framework to foster healthy hydration in grassroot football players for the 21st digital century

60 % of children are chronically dehydrated

Project pillars

Education hydration

Promoting educational hydration actions and materials across children, parents, coaches

Interactive hydrations tools

Implementing Smart urinals into everyday habits as a efortlless objective tool to raisw awareness about hydration

Accesible hydration

Facilitate water access and remaind about its consumption across the day

Project resources

Awareness materials

 Hydration reminders placed in key locations at Parma Calcio facilities to encourage daily water consumption

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Educational materials

A tailored educational program designed to promote healthy nutrition and hydration habits

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Installation materials

Guides and tutorials for self-installation and proper use of the S-urinals hydration-monitoring tools.

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Events & Case Study

Meet and greet

Sessions created to inspire healthy hydration habis by leveraging sports role models and professional athletes

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Internal Workshops

Practical workshops for families and schools, supported by digital materials and simple self-assessment tools to monitor hydration

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Project outcome

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Urinal adoption

Children adopted the urinals for hydration self-assessment, and up to 75% of them began implementing hydration tips into their daily routines.

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Awareness

Participants became more aware of dehydration symptoms and more mindful of maintaining proper hydration

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Hydration improvement

Level of improvement in hydration among children as a result of implementing Smarthydration project.

Testimonials

«We turn children’s daily habits into actionable hydration data effortlessly — 0 time spent, 0 staff effort, 0 consumables. The system integrates seamlessly into our monitoring platform, giving us clear insights to support healthier routines»
Mathieu LacomePhD, Chief Performance & Analytics Officer at Parma Calcio 1913
“We are now able to test all our teams and players daily, monitoring more than 300 athletes. We have significantly increased awareness, implemented individualized plans, and driven meaningful behavior change supported by education and a strong influence from peers and staff ”
Costanza GavioliHead of Nutrition at Parma Calcio 1913
“SmartHydration is a truly unique 360° approach to influencing and promoting healthy hydration habits, enabled by new technology seamlessly integrated into daily routines.”
Jordi FerréCEO at Kamleon

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