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Active lifestyle and sports in Slovakia�An outline

  • 1. Active lifestyle
  • 2. Different age= different attitudes to sport
  • 3. Sports facilities in our region
  • 4. Me and sport

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Active lifestyle and sports in Slovakia

  • lifestyle of population in Slovakia isn´t really ideal
  • they eat a lot of fat, use a lot of salt and eat less fruit, vegetables
  • they move less which doesn´t help to improve their overall health either
  • children should sport more but they spend their free time watching TV, playing PC games and using Internet.

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Lack of motor skills

  • kids don´t develop good motor skills like balance, flexibility, quick reaction, they are slow and have uncoordinated moves.
  • kids don´t build required muscle mass and endurance because they´re driven to their afterschool activities.
  • kids don´t have enough movement to burn the energy from food
  • compared to generation of their parents these kids are more overweight

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Active parents = Active kids

  • some parents encourage their children to take up sports
  • there´s a trend that kids train in different clubs: boys play football or ice hockey and girls prefer swimming, tennis and skiing.

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Teenagers and sports

  • teenagers tend to lose interest in particular sport beacuse they get bored of it.
  • they face new challenges such as school duties, other hobbies, new friends
  • most girls like to exercise by videos to keep in shape
  • boys are interested in workouts: they exercise with dumbells or their own weight
  • some go skiing, play football, ice hockey and floorball, train in clubs and play in junior teams

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Young working people and sports

  • they are interested in sports because of their sedatory work
  • we can see them running, roller-blading, cycling, hiking
  • in winter these people go cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering and skiing.
  • during the pandemic people realised that they´re missing a movement so they have started doing sports in order to be outside.

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Sports facilities in our region

  • We can do different sports in each season of the year in our region

SUMMER:

  • hot weather allows people to swim in nearby lakes, dams, outdoor and indoor swimming pools
  • the river Hron provides great opportunities for rafting
  • there are various playgrounds to play tennis, football or basketball
  • newly – built cycle path across the city gives chance to enjoy cycling, more adventurous bikers can try pumptrack and trailtrack

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Sports facilities in our region

SPRING and AUTUMN:

  • cycling and roller-blading belong to favourite activities
  • nearby hills and forests are a paradise for those who enjoy hiking
  • those who are more fit can try newly – built climbing ferrata with its hanging bridge
  • you can practise your climbing skills on indoor climbing walls as well

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Sports facilities in our region

WINTER:

  • Winters are cold and snowy so you can enjoy typical winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing in nearly – located ski resorts
  • Those who like ski – mountaineering can try our mountain ranges
  • It´s also possible to go ice – skating, play ice hockey in our stadium

  • No matter what season it is, you can use fitness centres, athletics stadium, football fields, tennis courts , badminton hall, etc.

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Me and sports?

I love sports of different kind:

  • I go cycling, hiking and ski mountaineering with my father
  • I train football and futsal in junior teams
  • I work out with my friend every day

My workout includes:

  • push – ups
  • sit – ups
  • lifting bars
  • planks
  • stretching

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Thank you for your attention

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www.mexxs.net

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