Physical Activity as a Sociological Phenomenon

• Authors: SEKOT Aleš
• Year of publication: 2010
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• Description: We are living 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. Main objective of the paper is to accent that physical activity of people plays increasingly more important role in scientific interest regarding way of life of contemporary society and it is very cruicial factor in the process of officiating of the level of healthy and active life style, quality of life and health in general. The development of a sedentary life style is the result of a socialization process towards physical inactivity developed in youth and continued into adulthood. The phenomenon of physical activity has been considered and concluded also from the perspective of the Project EURO-PREVOB accenting built environmental aspects of way of life. We are living 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. Main objective of the paper is to accent that physical activity of people plays increasingly more important role in scientific interest regarding way of life of contemporary society and it is very cruicial factor in the process of officiating of the level of healthy and active life style, quality of life and health in general. The phenomenon of physical activity has been considered and concluded also from the perspective of the Project EURO-PREVOB accenting built environmental aspects of way of life. We are living 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. Main objective of the paper is to accent that physical activity of people plays increasingly more important role in scientific interest regarding way of life of contemporary society and it is very cruicial factor in the process of officiating of the level of healthy and active life style, quality of life and health in general. Indispensable role of physical activity in the course of human life is permanently scientifically confirmed also in context of prevention of obesity. The development of a sedentary life style is the result of a socialization process towards physical inactivity developed in youth and continued into adulthood. The phenomenon of physical activity has been considered and concluded also from the perspective of the Project EURO-PREVOB accenting built environmental aspects of way of life. Physical activity of people plays increasingly more important role in scientific interest regarding way of life of contemporary society ansd it is very crucial factor in the process of officiating of the level of healthy and active life style. Very highh prestige of sport and sportive activities in Czech society is incompatible with very low levcel of practical regular physical/sport activities.