The influence of sport on human life and health. Physical activity as the main direction of development of a healthy society

The article deals with issues related to the impact of sports on the body and human health. One of the strategic goals of Russia's development is to improve the quality of life and promote health, both for an individual and for the entire population as a whole. The concept of quality of life research is an important component of the country's national development strategy. One of the fundamental provisions of the concept is the postulate that it is necessary to develop a comprehensive criterion to assess the state of the main types of human functional activity. Sport is one of the main means by which the formation and development of a person's personality takes place. The purpose of this work is to study the concept of "physical activity", the ways and means by which health promotion occurs, to present how physical activity affects the state and development of physical and internal qualities of a person.