Leisure sport, a combination of leisure and sport, means the sport performed during leisure time, a sport activity for its own sake free from the need of making a living. It can be defined in the narrow and broad sense based on the definitions of leis...
Leisure sport, a combination of leisure and sport, means the sport performed during leisure time, a sport activity for its own sake free from the need of making a living. It can be defined in the narrow and broad sense based on the definitions of leisure and sport.
In the narrow sense, leisure sport is defined as a spontaneous sport activity free from any compulsory factors for the purpose of health improvement and self-development. In the broad sense, it includes physical, outdoor, and artistic activities and healthful exercises.
In the contemporary life, leisure sport is getting more popular as a tourist good. It is popular not only as a tourist packae but as sport tourism per se. Sport tourism is divided into a participation form a spectator form. These days, leisure sport emerges as a popular tourist good due to the heightened interest in health and sports, and due to the proliferation of professional sports and gamble industries.
As a new type of sport executed outside and inside the country, leisure sports are divided into exploration, marine, ground, indoors, and rhythm leisure sports, thus comprising more than 86 kinds of activities.