Рекреационная активность и спорт в образе жизни студенческой молодежи

Abstract

В статье рассматриваются составляющие образа жизни студенческой молодежи (особенности и формы проведения свободного времени) – как показатель качества их жизни и фактор здоровья, анализируется уровень и формы двигательной активности. В статье также сопоставляется реальная и желаемая ситуация, причины расхождения между реальным и желаемым положением, анализируются результаты исследований проведенных нами с интервалом в пять. Студенты осознают пользу физической активности для здоровья, но не меняют свой образ жизни в сторону увеличения оздоравливающего двигательного компонента. Доминирующая причина пассивности – недостаток времени. Предпочтительные формы активности – плавание, спортивные игры и бег.

The components of students’ lifestyle (peculiarities of their leisure time) are considered as an indicator of their life quality and health factor, are analyzing the level and form of their physical activity. Negative phenomena in the social and cultural environment of today's youth life which were marked by sociologists are to the great extent caused by the fundamental break in the system of values that motivate the behavior of boys and girls. Consciousness and behavior of today’s youth is dominated by the desire for material well-being and enjoyment "here" and "now." Lifestyles which are promoted through the market are not equally available to all people. Modern technological society turns a man into homo consumer, a total consumer. The search, implementation and maximization of pleasure and entertainment as part of programmed and stimulated market culture technology which is created by specialists in advertising, fashion and show business is a fundamental category in consumer ideology. The aim of the research: To examine the features of students leisure time as one of the main characteristics that define their lifestyle and physical activity. Organization and methods of research. Students of A.S. Pushkin Brest State University of 1-5's grades from different faculties participated in this research (n = 470). The average age is 19.6 years. Results and conclusions. The article compares the actual and intended situation, reasons of divergence between the actual and the intended situation. Analysis of the results of research were carried out by us in interval of five years. Modern students spend their free time passively, they entertain themselves while talking, listening to music or sitting in front of the computer. They are aware of the physical activity benefits for health, but do not change their lifestyle towards increasing their health-improving motor component. According to them dominant reasons of recreational activity shortage are lack of time and laziness and unwillingness to travel is explained by the lack of funds. Preferred forms of recreational activities - swimming, sports games and jogging.