PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSEPCTIVE: SEDENTARY WAY LO LIFE VERSUS ACTIVE WAYS OF TRANSPORTATION

SEKOT, Aleš. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSEPCTIVE: SEDENTARY WAY LO LIFE VERSUS ACTIVE WAYS OF TRANSPORTATION. In Jaroslav Brodáni. Pohyb a kvalita života. 1st ed. Nitra: Univerzita Konstatntína Filozofa v Nitre, 2015, p. 5-19. ISBN 978-80-558-0847-5.

Basic information

• Original name: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSEPCTIVE: SEDENTARY WAY LO LIFE VERSUS ACTIVE WAYS OF TRANSPORTATION
• Name in Czech: Pohybové aktivity v sociologické perspektivě: Sedavý způsob života versus aktivní formy dopravy
• Authors: SEKOT, Aleš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 1. vyd. Nitra, Pohyb a kvalita života, p. 5-19, 15 pp. 2015.
• Publisher: Univerzita Konstatntína Filozofa v Nitre

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 50000 5. Social Sciences
• Country of publisher: Slovakia
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/15:00083887
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• ISBN: 978-80-558-0847-5
• Keywords (in Czech): Pohyb;sport;aktivní životní styl;individuální aktivní formy dopravy
• Keywords in English: Physical activity; sport; active way of life; individual transportation.
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Physical activity of people plays increasingly more important role in scientific interest regarding way of life of contemporary society. It is also very important factor in the process of officiating of the level of healthy and active life style, quality of life and health in general and also in context of prevention of obesity. The term physical activity (PA) is mostly perceived as a synonym to the term healthy “active lifestyle”, or more precisely as lifestyle linked with regular whole life motoric activity. Active transportation, as an indispensable part of healthy active way of life refers to any form of human-powered transportation – walking, cycling, using a wheelchair, in-line skating or skateboarding. In Czech context, from the perspective of active ways of transportation to his/her work, most respondents prefer „inactive ways of transportation“ (cars, public transportation system); only less that one quorter of respondents use active ways of transportation (walking, biking). Men are more interested in biking, women in walking. Strong resistence against active ways of transp

Abstract (in Czech)

Pohybová aktivita a pohybová inaktivita se jako sociální a zdravotní fenomén výrazně aktualizuje zejména v kontextu sedavé společnosti, kdy výrazně mizí potřeba pohybu ve většině profesí, v domácnostech a dopravě. V tomto smysle se výrazně aktualizuje význam aktivního způsobu života implikujiícího ipravidelnost zdravého pohybu a zodpovědnos ua vlastní zdraví.