Abstract

Physical activity includes all human movement experiences, therefore it has a much wider range than activities related to sport alone. The term physical activity is understood as the sum of physical, psychological and sociological aspects, which include locomotion, activities at the workplace, daily routines fulfilling the basic needs of personal hygiene, nutrition, and sex. Quality of life (QOL) is much more complex concept than physical activity, it includes philosophical, religious, political and health aspects, all of which, at times, are in a conflict. From an individual viewpoint the QOL depends on value orientation and a personal understanding of the meaning of life. It is this inner core of QOL, with its subjective experiences, which has become the main concern of psychological analysis. In terms of psychodiagnostic categories the most practical criterion for the QOL evaluation is the subjective satisfaction with it. The external side of QOL is normative in nature and it is trying to express what is generally, or normally, considered to be a good life. It is difficult to get consensus on the composition of the QOL. The existence of a wide variety of lifestyles and the relatively small success of totalitarian systems, which have tried to manipulate individual lifestyles, illustrate the difficulties in reaching an agreement on the norms for QOL. Aus der Einfuehrung