A significant increase in sports-leisure
activity events in recent years presents the opportunity to compete in all age
categories. Among the many sport varieties, special attention ought to be paid
to amateur sports—recreational sports, particularly in the context of the
increasing leisure time among the elderly. Recreational sports activities are
free of many distortions and defects of the modern professional sport.
Recreational sports are egalitarian, not exclusive. The health paradigm is
always at the heart of it, along with a strong emphasis on hedonism. Sport
activities reveal self-fulfillment as the highest needs, giving fulfillment and
satisfaction. The ease in the selection of a sports goal makes the amateur
sports an important tool for the shaping of persons’ life and health. A sports
goal, which is participating in sports events, provides a strong motivation for
systematic work. Striving for transgression is a source of strong emotions and
satisfaction. Struggling with a persons’ own body, with old age, may be a
valuable challenge that would positively impact wellbeing in the psychosocial
aspect. This study shows a social phenomenon of sports activity among the
elderly, dynamically growing in Poland. It also presents multiple benefits for
the general wellbeing as well as the potential threats which a lack of distance
to the sports rivalry may cause when it crosses the line behind which a
persistent pursuit of the purpose (sport result) may end up in health damage.
The line between recreation and sport is thin and difficult to distinguish. Animators,
trainers, and instructors need to skillfully manage the interests of older
people so that their involvement in physical activity determines a safe and
healthy lifestyle.
Article by Paweł
F. Nowak,from Opole University of Technology, Poland.
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