Physical Activity as a Sociological Phenomenon

• Authors: Aleš Sekot
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We are living in a time when society, culture and science have become increasingly aware of the great importance of sport not only as a part of mass culture, but broadly understood, for individual and social health and well-being. Physical activity of people plays an increasingly more important role in scientific interest regarding way of life found in contemporary society; it is a crucial factor in the process of officiating the level of healthy and active lifestyles, quality of life, and health in general. An indispensable role of physical activity in the course of human life is also confirmed, both permanently and scientifically, in the context of obesity prevention.The development of a sedentary lifestyle is the result of a socialization process that is developed at youth and continued into adulthood, and leads to physical inactivity. At the present we face in our cultural settings an apparent trend: People are becoming more and more individualized, losing the beneficial impact of community activities, involved in passive way of life that lacks a proper level of physical activities and active sport. The phenomenon of physical activity has also been considered from the perspective of the Project EURO-PREVOB, highlighting built environmental aspects of ways of life.

Keywords

EN

physical activity; sport; health; quality of life; socialization; built environment

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 32-43

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2010

online

23 - 12 - 2010

Contributors

author

Aleš Sekot

• Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10141-010-0022-0