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Abstract.The understanding of mechanisms that are need for formation of high quality of life and the role of healthy life style in person's well-being are necessary for the creation of effective prevention programs. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of leisure-time physical activity on the quality of life of healthy persons. Sample consists of 514 young people (46.7 % female, age -19.8 ± 1.5 years). Participants were the students in Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv State University of Life Safety. Surveys (SF-36, IPAQ) were used for data collection. The duration of vigorous-intensity physical activity in leisure time was 0.6 ± 0.4 hour /week for female students, 1.2 ± 0.7 hour/ week for male students; the duration of moderate-intensity physical activity was 4.3 ± 1.0 and 3.1 ± 0.9 hour/ week for females and males respectively. It was shown the positive effect of leisure-time physical activity on the physical and mental component of the quality of life of young adults. Females with higher level of leisure-time physical activity had higher quality of life (p < 0.01) according Physical-Role Scale, General Health Scale, Social Activity Scale and Role-Emotional Scale. The statistically significant differences (p < 0.01; Physical Functioning Scale, Vitality Scale, and Mental Health Scale) were observed for males with minimal and maximal duration of physical activity.

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“…www.efsupit.ro 970 constantly engaged in sports have a better self-estimation of their conditions (Ilnytska, et al, 2016;Silva, et al, 2016), lower social frustration (Sicilia, et al, 2013) and better self-estimation of health (Pavlova, et al 2017).…”

Health-related quality of life in Ukrainian young children: self-reports and proxy reports

“…The overall quality-of-life indicator is influenced by various factors. The main ones, according to scientists, are medical (the presence of chronic diseases, their duration and symptoms) and socio-demographic factors (Arabiat, Elliott, Draper, & Al Jabery, 2011;Bergier et al, 2018;Brodani & Kovacova, 2019;Pacesova, Smela, & Kracek, 2019;Pavlova, Vynogradskyi, Borek, & Borek, 2015;Pavlova, Vynogradskyi, Kurchaba, & Zikrach, 2017;Pavlova, Stefankiv, & Vynogradskyi, 2016). So, in the presence of chronic diseases, the younger the respondent, the lower their quality of life (Varni et al, 2007).…”

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“…Within the context of the issue of health-formation competence of future specialists in physical culture and sports, the specifics of professional activity of such specialists should be taken into account (Morales & Barry, 2007;Speller, Smith & Lysoby, 2009). The study of peculiarities of professional activity enables us to tackle various scientific and practical tasks, which include professional selection; professional consultation; projection of new types of activity; creation of professiograms; creation of a model of specialists in certain fields and development of new forms and methods of training of qualified specialists, and approaches to the development of their health-formation competence (Pavlova et al, 2017). The study of the dynamics of development of health-formation competence enables us to analyze the issue of training and use of specialists, assess quality work aimed at the formation of a personality of a future specialist in physical culture and sports, pay attention to peculiarities of professional activity (Soltyk et al, 2017;Vallerand, 2007).…”