ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Suvremeni način života i razvoj tehnologije ima veliki utjecaj na razinu tjelesne aktivnosti djece predškolske dobi. Tjelesna aktivnost je jedan od najvažnijih čimbenika u prevenciji brojnih bolesti te u velikoj mjeri utječe na pravilan rast i razvoj djeteta kao i na zdravlje u cjelini, stoga navike vezane uz zdrav način života i kretanje treba razvijati još u ranom djetinjstvu. Tjelesna aktivnost, osim utjecaja na tjelesne i funkcionalne sposobnosti, također ima utjecaj na psihološko zdravlje i socijalnu integraciju djece. Na razinu tjelesne aktivnosti djece utječu brojni okolišni čimbenici, odnosno okruženje u kojemu dijete odrasta. Stupanj izgrađenosti okoliša, udaljenost predškolske ustanove, dostupnost sadržaja, igrališta i parkova u susjedstvu, percepcija roditelja o sigurnosti u lokalnom okruženju, odgajatelji u predškolskim ustanovama, veličina prostora i dostupnost opreme u vrtićkom okruženju neki su od čimbenika koji u velikoj mjeri utječu na razinu aktivnosti djece.Modern lifestyle and technology development have huge impact on the preschool children physical activity. Physical activity is one of the most important factors of the prevention of many diseases and in many ways can have an impact on the childrens' growth and on the healthy in general, so that's the reason why the healthy lifestyle and physical activity need to be developed in an early childhood. Physical activity doesn't affect just body and functional abilities of the individual, it has an impact on the psyhological health and socal integration of the child. Physical activity level is defined by many environmental factors, such as surrounding where the child is born and raised. The environment polution level, distance between child's house and the preschool institution, available contents, playgrounds and parks in the neighborhood, parents' perception about safety in the local surroundings, preschool educators, size of the rooms and adequate equipment in the preschool institutions are some of the factors that have a massive effect on the child's physical activity