%0 Journal Article %T Leisure activities of university college staff %A El bieta Biernat %A Ph.D. %A Karol Roguski %J Biomedical Human Kinetics %@ 2080-2234 %D 2009 %I %R 10.2478/v10101-009-0006-x %X Study aim: To determine the participation of academic teachers in leisure activities for that group contribute to shaping habits of a large percentage of young people. Material and methods: A group of 52 staff members (about 30%) of a private university college, aged 25 - 70 years, were interviewed with respect to their participation in sports, recreation and tourism in the recent year. Chi-square function in the logarithmic form was used in data analysis. Results: Over two-thirds participants declared practicing recreational activities (43% regularly); 80% or more declared short- or long-lasting local trips and 50% declared journeys abroad. Conclusions: The knowledge of benefits brought about by motor activities and the awareness of their necessity stimulate the activities, especially the tourism and recreational ones of people. %K Sport activity %K Recreation %K Tourism %K Teachers %U http://versita.metapress.com/content/072582j5j0844284/?p=a281056470ef48038bd0b5a97e7e0654&pi=9