Abstract :
Abstract With the increasing global prosperity in recent years, the issue of healthy living dominates the agenda, especially in developed countries. Physical activity and nutrition are important elements for a healthy life; It is very important for people to be healthy, improve their quality of life and therefore keep their body mass index at healthy levels (Günay, 2008). When we look at the factors affecting people's lifestyles, nutritional habits and physical activity levels come to the fore, and it is also seen that the rate of chronic diseases decreases in those who choose a healthy lifestyle. (Alpay et al., 2015). When looking at individuals with an active lifestyle and sedentary individuals in terms of nutrition, sedentary individuals consume at least as much nutrition as active individuals. However, since they do not consume as much calories as active individuals, the body mass index of sedentary individuals deteriorates. Based on this factor alone, it can be said that physical activity is an important factor in the fight against obesity (Pekcan, 2002). As a result of various studies conducted by the World Health Organization, it has been determined that physical activity affects human life in different aspects. Although there are important developments observed in recent years with the growth of the world economy and the increase in people's living standards; Chronic diseases occur in individuals who enter into a routine life cycle and adopt a sedentary lifestyle, and their body mass indexes deteriorate (WHO, 2000). Based on this, the aim of our study is to emphasize the importance and effects of physical activity.
Keyword :
Keywords: Physical activity, healthy lifestyle, sports, movement training