Sport and Physical Activity as Part of the Healthy Lifestyle
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F25%3A10500883" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/25:10500883 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=zQPPaY6CLU" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=zQPPaY6CLU</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/StS2025-2-6" target="_blank" >10.5817/StS2025-2-6</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sport and Physical Activity as Part of the Healthy Lifestyle
Original language description
This article explores sport and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, focusing on their sociological, cultural, and behavioral dimensions. Drawing on William C. Cockerham's health lifestyle theory, it emphasizes the interplay between structure and agency in shaping individual health behavior. Physical activity is interpreted not only as a biological or preventive practice but also as a socially and culturally conditioned phenomenon that reflects broader inequalities. A quantitative research method was employed, based on questionnaire surveys. Batteries focusing on sport and physical activity were included as part of an omnibus survey. Using data from two large-scale population-based surveys conducted in 2013 and 2023, the paper analyzes trends in sports participation in the Czech Republic across age, gender, and educational levels. The findings indicate a significant correlation between physical activity and higher education, younger age, and subjective social status, while gender differences appear less pronounced. In addition to empirical insights, the paper discusses the role of the body in contemporary society, the influence of sedentary lifestyles, and the potential of sport for social integration and psychological well-being. The concept of an "active lifestyle" is addressed as a multidimensional construct that includes both biological engagement and social participation. The article concludes that promoting physical activity should be seen as both a public health goal and a tool for social inclusion, requiring systemic support and cultural change.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Studia Sportiva
ISSN
1802-7679
e-ISSN
2570-8783
Volume of the periodical
19
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
66-82
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105015415932