Fitting fitness into the schedule: lack of free time as a barrier to leisure-time physical activity of adult Poles
Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2018, Vol 34, Issue 1
Abstract
Background. Insufficient leisure-time physical activity among adult Poles will lead to further increase of non-communicable diseases, and accompanying them financial burden. Little is known about the barriers to physical activity in Poland. Material and methods. The analysis is based on the ‘Participation of Poles in sport and recreation in 2012’ study by the Central Statistical Office of Poland. We employ logistic regression to identify the determinants of declaring lack of free time as a dominant barrier. Results. Prime-age individuals, those with tertiary education, own business or farm, less affluent and members of larger households have higher odds of declaring lack of free time as a barrier to physical activity; men exhibit higher odds than women. Conclusions. Lack of time covers both real budget constraint and low priority for this kind of activity. Increasing awareness, promoting finding optimal combinations of sport activity, and interspersing it with family and professional activities, as well as time management should be implemented. For less affluent individuals physical activity additionally mitigates their disadvantage and counteract intergenerational heritance of passiveness.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Elżbieta Biernat, Sonia Buchholtz, Wiesław Tomaszewski
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