Assessment of the Quality of Active Family Leisure

Abstract

Study purpose. The study was aimed at assessing the quality of active family leisure and identifying motivations for and interests in health-enhancing and recreational physical activity of parents and children.
 Materials and methods. The study involved 106 families. A set of generally accepted research methods was used including theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature as well as domestic and international practical experience related to family leisure; sociological methods (questionnaire surveys), and mathematical statistics methods.
 Results. The questionnaire survey provided an opportunity to identify priority areas of joint physical activity of children and parents and to assess the quality of family well-being and active family leisure. The attitude of parents to winter types of recreation in the organization of active leisure was identified. According to the survey data, 9.4% of the families had a high level, 59.4% had an average level, 30.3% had a satisfactory level, and 0.9% had an unsatisfactory level of family well-being. The vast majority of respondents (45.2%) believed that their family members had a satisfactory level of physical activity, 40.6% of families reported they had an average level, only 10.4% indicated they had a high level, and 3.8% said they had an unsatisfactory level. Among the surveyed families, 63.2% indicated an average level of satisfaction with family leisure, 29.2% rated their leisure as satisfactory, and the remaining 3.8% indicated an excellent or unsatisfactory level.
 Conclusions. The focus was on identifying prevailing motivations, which contribute to the optimization of the family leisure process and the degree of activity when using recreational technologies. The obtained results indicate a significant potential for expanding physical activity of families with children, including through the use of winter recreation.

Free time of elderly people in terms of physical activity

“…Najwięcej korzyści dla zdrowia niesie aktywność o obciążeniu średnim. Dla każdego człowieka istnieje indywidualny poziom tego obciążenia, mający optymalny wpływ na zdolność do obrony organizmu przed chorobą [15,16]. Wszelkie działania człowieka określane mianem aktywności fizycznej mają miejsce we wszystkich etapach jego ontogenezy.…”

Health Effects of Physical Activity of the Elderly

“…Aktywny tryb życia pozwala na zmniejszenie nasilenia zmian narządowych wynikających z upływu czasu, takich jak np. zmiany w tkance kostnej, utrata masy mięśniowej, wytrzymałości, koordynacji ruchów, równowaga czy sprawność funkcjonalna 18,19 .…”

Relationship Between Quality of Life and Level of Physical Activity and Family Well-Being

“…In Ukraine, over the past 20 years, the measures have been taken to increase the number of the population involved in physical activity during leisure time (Аndreieva et al, 2022). The researchers are currently in an active search for a solution to the challenges of introducing health-enhancing physical activity during the organization of family leisure (Maltsev et al, 2022;Rodríguez-Sánchez et al, 2011;Taylor et al, 2012). At the same time, insufficient attention has been paid to the relationship between the quality of life and the level of physical activity and family wellbeing in scientific studies.…”