Styl życia mieszkańców miast i wsi w regionie zachodniopomorskim a baza sportowa i rekreacyjna

Wioletta Łubkowska

The aim of this investigation was to assess the accessibility to sports facilities in West Pomeranian towns and villages and its impact on the inhabitants lifestyle. The research was conducted in 2011 among inhabitants of cities, towns and villages aged 16 to 31. As the results show, the accessibility of sports facilities in big urban agglomerations and its lack in smaller town and villages has a direct impact on physical activity. Consequently, there is a need for investing in development of sports facilities in smaller towns and villages. Accessibility to sports facilities in Western Pomeranian towns and villages has a considerable impact on their inhabitants’ undertaking of physical activity, whether professionally or in leasure time, at the same time influencing the extent to which they live healthily.