The Chelyabinsk region has become one of the most sporting Ural regions

There is a regional project “Sport is the norm of life” in the Southern Urals. In the territory last year, the proportion of men and women attending the gym and observing a healthy lifestyle increased. This was reported by the regional Chamber of Control and Accounts.

So, in the Chelyabinsk region, men involved in sports – 13.2%. Women leading a sports lifestyle – 11.6%. These figures are higher than the national average. On average, 13% of men and 9.9% of women go in for sports in the country.

Among the regions of the Ural Federal District, the Chelyabinsk region is in second place in terms of the number of men involved in sports. The region is inferior to Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where the figure is 15.1%. The third place in terms of sports activity among men is occupied by the YaNAO – 11.1%, the fourth – by the Sverdlovsk region – 10.8%, the fifth – by the Tyumen and Kurgan regions – 10.2% each.

In terms of the number of sports women, the Chelyabinsk region was in first place among the Ural Federal District. The region is inferior to the Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs – 11.3%, the Sverdlovsk Region – 10.4%, the Tyumen Region – 7.2%, the Kurgan Region – 6.4%.

It is also worth noting that last year the number of regular visitors to fitness centers increased by 45.3%, in the whole country – by 6.8%.

One of the goals of the country’s development is the health and well-being of people. An important indicator of its achievement is the number of citizens systematically involved in sports. It is planned that this figure should be reached 70% by 2030.