The role and place of social networks and mobile applications in the formation of motivation for sports

This article presents information about the motivational component of a person's life when there is a desire to lead a healthy lifestyle and play sports. The specificity of motivators for a sports lifestyle that exist today, their features, functionality, methods and methods of application that allow them to be used most effectively, as well as the directions of their application are considered. Special attention is paid to the Internet and telecommunication technologies, which provide many resources and sources that popularize a healthy lifestyle and sports not only among young people, but also the older generation. Considerable attention is paid to modern technologies that simplify training, which makes the training process more enjoyable. The author also identifies some problems of modern motivators and suggests ways to solve them.