Management policy assumptions of physical activity in Kaunas city

Relevance of the work: Physical activity is a factor that shapes the human body and its functions, develops and strengthens all body systems, operates their composition and vitality. Ottawa Charter states that a person's health depends not only on the lifestyle, but it depends on environmental conditions. Countries, which have managed to permanently increase the physical activity of their people, changed the orientation of health policy from the promotion of individual physical activity into higher-level strategies covering the political decision-making and environmental change. Some EU Member States have developed national physical activity guidelines, according to them public bodies and private organizations in cooperation promote physical activity. Aim of the study: To analyze the management policy assumptions of physical activity in Kaunas city Objectives of the study: 1. To present phenomenon of physical activity and development. 2. To examine the management of physical activity policy-making governing documents. 3. To investigate the physical activity assumptions of the citizens of Kaunas city. Methods of the study: 1. Analysis of scientific literature. 2. Questionnaire. 3. Statistical analysis. Findings of the study: 1. Physical activity, an occurrence described as any movement of people with the help of physical movement and exercises, when a sufficient level of exercises can delay or protect from diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke and others. Modern technology and other factors affect the development of Physical activity . Factors which lead to sedentary lifestyles and thereby cause a variety of public health problems. 2. Lithuanian sports governmental institutions and non-governmental organizations are involved in different levels of events and programs, they are also members of many European and world organizations. Physical activity management policy formation governing documents were created in the country, responding to national and international development trends. 3. Kaunas city survey results indicated: a) men are more physically active than women, but they travel more by car than women. Women being less active don't provide much funding to sports. b) the maximum levels of physical activity was observed in the age of 20, average activity from 21 to 30, and over 50 moving to a minimum because of health problems. c) the highest number of people do sports on their own because the lack of funds. d) lack of Kaunas residents of various events promoting physical activity, and if those events are being held, there is a shortage of information that reaches them. Even more are rarely people actively involved in events, mainly because is not motivated society to show interest in physical activity and health promotion. e) Kaunas City Municipality should encourage people to become more physically active in organizing exciting events promoting physical activity