The Quality of Sports Facilities and their Importance in Support of a Healthy Life Style of the Urban Population – Case Study Bucharest

Abstract:

Sports activity contributes to the person's physical well-being, mental balance and social interactions. Promoting an active and healthy lifestyle is a priority due to the many benefits that the movement itself has and also the adoption of sporting values at individual and social level. This study aims to present the perception of sporting practitioners in Bucharest about the arrangement and equipping of spaces dedicated to physical activities, as sports grounds, sports halls and other places, for making an overall picture, as well as for the identification of the subsequent possibilities for their enhancements. In order to achieve the objectives this research aims to use the questionnaire to evaluate the perception of sporting practitioners regarding the development of the sports facilities, the distribution and the quality of the sports spaces at the level of the Municipality of Bucharest.