A sporty lifestyle as a necessary element of effective performance of official tasks for police officers

This article examines the relationship between the sports life of an employee of the Department of Internal Affairs and the performance of his official duties. In the current criminogenic situation in the Russian Federation, during the performance of their official duties, police officers often face circumstances that require from the employee's personality not only emotional and psychological stability and a number of moral and volitional qualities, but also a proper level of physical fitness, which should be understood not only the possession of fighting techniques or the ability to perform basic sports standards, but also the employee's desire to maintain physical endurance and strength in everyday life.