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In contrast to physical activity, passive watching sport on TV has many supporters. It would seem that insufficient physical activity-with its financial and non-financial consequences (Lee, et al., 2012)-poses a huge challenge for public health policy in Poland. Among the young a similar percentage (43%) was found, while 22% performed no activity at all. For groups at risk (poorly educated, farmers, non-working individuals) the percentage of insufficiently active exceeds 5 0%. Consequently, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) framework, 41% of adult Poles has insufficient physical activity to maintain health, of which 24% exhibits a completely sedentary lifestyle. According to the Eurobarometer survey, 52% Poles admit to neither exercising nor playing sports at all (EU 28 mean-42%, below 15% among leaders), and another 18% rarely do so.
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Non-working days are spent on watching TV (52%) or on passive relaxation (27%), but seldom on sports activities (11%). Even though they declare insufficient time for relaxation (50%), they rarely turn to sport (7%). Sport is not a favourite leisure-time activity for adult Poles. Its popularization requires promotion in the media (as a health-oriented activity) and using various channels, including public places, the workplace (as part of corporate social responsibility) and physical education classes at school. Conclusions: Due to the undeniable benefits of table tennis (health, pleasure, personal and social development), the sport is recommended for use as a tool in increasing the (overall low) physical activity of Poles.
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Statistically significant predictors of contact with table tennis are: gender, age, income, place of residence, children in the household and being a student. Among children, it is often the part of physical education (PE) classes. Among adults it is predominantly an occasional recreational game, not performed as a sport per se. Results: Table tennis is practised by 2.8% of population, and by 6.6% of physically active Poles. We used binary logistic regression and descriptive statistics in order to identify the patterns and determinants of table-tennis practice in Poland. Methods: The study examined 12,406 persons in 4689 households (representative for the population). Background: The article is devoted to an analysis of leisure-time (amateur) table tennis in Poland, its practitioners and the regularities of their activity.