Theoretical aspects of active tourism

The article is devoted to the problem of searching for the most successful definition and understanding the structure of active tourism. The actuality of the article is explained by the problem of health deterioration of population as a result of sedentary life and active tourism could be of great help. The comparison of different definitions of the concept active tourism is given in the article. Besides, the brief excursus of definitions of different kinds of travelling, sports and tourism is offered that could help to understand the structure of active tourism. In the conclusion of the article the information about restrictions on going in for active sports including age, health and fitness restrictions.