Sustainability-Sport-Physical Activity

Éva Bácsné-Bába, Gergely Ráthonyi, Christa Pfau, Anetta Müller, György Norbert Szabados and Mónika Harangi-Rákos
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Éva Bácsné-Bába: Institute of Sport Management, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Gergely Ráthonyi: Institute of Applied Informatics and Logistics, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Christa Pfau: Institute of Sport Management, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Anetta Müller: Institute of Sport Management, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
György Norbert Szabados: Institute of Management and Organization Sciences, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Mónika Harangi-Rákos: Institute of Rural Development, Regional Economy and Tourism Management, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: The present study is a synthesizing analysis of international literature on correlations between sustainability, sport, and physical activity. The study of sustainability is considered essential in modern research; its multidisciplinary approach relies on sports science and sports economics as well. There are several aspects of sustainability that are closely associated with health and health preservation; the beneficial effect of exercise on health is also widely known. For the analysis of this complex matter, our current study relied on secondary sources, and besides exploring specialist literature, it also illustrates and analyzes related statistical data. Our results highlight the correlations between living environment and physical activity, the importance of increasing individual commitment towards sustainability and using green spaces for exercising, as well as questions on social and environmental development in relation to physical activity. The study revealed the existence of highly complex links between physical environment, physical activities, and sustainability. The results section of our study provides a brief summary on the possible ways of making people physically active. Increasing physical activity is of paramount importance for achieving the objectives formulated in relation to sustainability.

Keywords: sport; sustainability; living environment; health; activity; lifestyle; awareness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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