Sport habits in North-Eastern Hungary

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Kith Nikoletta, Csernoch Laszlo, Balatoni Ildiko. Sport habits in North-Eastern Hungary. Journal of Health Sciences. 2014;4(13):46-59. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. http://www.journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/article/view/2014%3B4%2813%29%3A46-59 http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2014%3B4%2813%29%3A46-59 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/491472 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13135 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13135 The former journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1107. (17.12.2013). © The Author (s) 2014; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Radom University in Radom, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. Conflict of interest: None declared. Received: 10.09.2014. Revised 15.09.2014. Accepted: 04.11.2014. Sport habits in North-Eastern Hungary Nikoletta Kith, Laszlo Csernoch, Ildiko Balatoni University of Debrecen, Hungary Keywords: sport, sport habits, sport facilities Abstract A healthy lifestyle is important for the success of the upcoming generations and should, therefore, define the approach the society shall take towards sports. A regular physical activity, which is determined by both the health awareness and the available infrastructural facilities, should be part of a healthy lifestyle. In the past few years the development and promotion of sports became a national interest and task in Hungary. The study was conducted using questioners. All together 273 individuals, with an average age of 28.4±11.3 years, were involved, and their sport habits, possibilities, and demands were recorded. The aim was to have the daily needs of the society in connection with sports expressed and revealed. More than 70% of those who took part in the survey regularly, at least weekly, do some physical activity. It is important to note, however, that almost 80% of them were younger than 30 years. While the most important reason, 40.5%, for neglecting sport was the lack of time, many, 9%, complained that there aren’t enough sport facilities. On the other hand, 70% would be willing to pay for using these facilities had they been available. When selecting the actual sport to be pursued, financial aspects, health promotion and body building play the most important roles. As expected, the most frequently visited sport events included soccer, other team sports, and swimming. If compared to national surveys ours paints a more positive picture. This is most likely due to the presence and devoted policy of the University and the town of Debrecen for allocating funds to build and develop sport facilities.