Fitness in the Sport Structure in Latvia

Origination of physical activities in Latvia territory, the necessity for sports
sector to be developed, as well as the change of people’s understanding about
physical loads and the essence of active lifestyle caused by rapid growth of the
fitness sector where the main principle is load applied to strengthen and improve
one’s health condition. One of the most important problems is a uniform
understanding of the term “fitness”, and its place in the sports sector in Latvia.
Therefore the aim of the article is to evaluate fitness as structure element inclusion
possibilities in the Sports Structure in Latvia. The research is based on the
investigation and analysis of the literature sources and sports policy planning
documents, such as “Basic Positions of Sport Policy in Latvia”, project 2013-
2020, “National Sport Development Program 2006 –2013” of Latvia, “National
Development Plan of Latvia 2012 –2020”. The place of fitness in the sports system
in Latvia, the necessity and possibility to include fitness in the “National Sport
Development Program” and in the “Basic Positions of Sport Policy” in
perspective were studied. Commercial fitness clubs and the Latvian Fitness and
Health Promotion Association (LFVVNA) are not included in the sports structure
of Latvia; however, fitness is socially-cultural phenomeno