Sports tourism for youth in of Karelia: relevance, problems, ways of solution

The article considers sports tourism as a means of combating physical inactivity among students. The positive characteristics of the influence of sports tourism on the physical and mental health of a person are determined. The article also presents the results of a survey among students of Petrozavodsk State University on the topic of popularization of sports tourism among young people. The ways of solving the problems associated with the lack of motivation of students to engage in sports tourism are proposed.