Role of physical education and sports in personality development
In this article, the attempt is made to study such important topic in modem society as the influence of physical culture and sports on the formation and development of the person's personality, as well as his health. The goal of this work is to investigate the position and state of physical education in modern society, as well as how and to which degree of success it contributes to the harmonious development of the individual. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to solve the following tasks: the analyzing scientific information on the following topic; the proving and confirming that physical activity really has a positive effect on the human body; the revealing the positive aspects of playing sports, as well as convincing people of its necessity. The work on the article included the following research methods: theoretical, empirical (observation), analysis of the results obtained and generalization. Summary: It cannot be denied that the active lifestyle helps to solve the problem of the imbalance between the emotional component of a person and his physical needs. Sport is the right way to strengthen the spiritual and physical health of the person. Each of us should have a trained, healthy body, capable of performing the required amount of work in the process of general activity. The result of the study proves that today physical education and sports occupy leading positions in the life of every person, which have no equivalents and substitutes. Therefore, it is very important that modern sport serve universal human values and ideals. Consequently, physical culture should be formed in such a way that it becomes an integral part of the spiritual life of people. That is, making sure that physicality not only does not interfere, but also, on the contrary, contributes to the formation and development of a person as an individual.