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ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SPORTS IN DAILY LIFE

ASSOC. PROF. DR. ALİ ÖZKAN
Yozgat Bozok University Faculty of Sports
Sciences, Department of Coaching Education

It is known that with the developing technology, individuals tend towards a sedentary lifestyle, in other
words, they lead a sedentary life. Industrialization and technological developments brought about by
urbanization are increasing physical inactivity; It causes an increase in the time spent by young people and
children in sedentary activities such as watching television, sitting at the computer, playing games in the
internet cafe (Kayıhan and Ersöz, 2009; Özdirenç et al., 2005). On the other hand, sedentary lifestyle is
closely related to many diseases such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, high blood lipid level, Type
II diabetes, obesity, some cancer types such as colon and breast cancer, and musculoskeletal diseases. In
this context, it has led to an increase in the time spent in sedentary activities such as watching television,
using the phone, sitting at the computer, playing games, especially for the elderly, young people and
children (Kayıhan and Ersöz, 2009; Özdirenç et al., 2005). The masses, who walk less and less distances and
start to participate less in out-of-home activities, are drifting towards a sedentary life and it becomes a
habit. The habit of sedentary life takes its place on the stage as an important public health problem (Bozkuş
et al., 2013; Özkan et al., 2013; Türkmen et al., 2013; Türkmen et al., 2015; Özkan, 2021). A lifestyle that
includes physical inactivity in daily life plays an important role in terms of disability and mortality. The fact
that regular physical activity can support the immune system and prevent or delay different chronic
diseases is now well understood (ACSM, 1998). Regular physical activity can reduce the risk of health
problems such as coronary artery diseases, cardiovascular diseases, some types of cancer, type 2 diabetes,
colon cancer, obesity, osteoporosis, stress and depression (Speck, 2002). In addition, as stated above,
regular physical activity (FA) reduces the factors that cause mortality, as well as its benefits on morbidities
and immunological factors, which are considered as risk factors in terms of undesirable conditions that
may occur as a result of catching many diseases, reducing stress in the short and long term.

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