Physical Education in the Information Society

Abstract

The most important factor of the information society functioning and development is human potential, which allows the individual to be an effective builder of the information society and its active consumer. Human potential is directly related to the physical and mental health, in which physical education and sports make an important contribution. The article shows the ways of human adaptation to such environmental factors as information, new technology, electronic equipment through the physical training and sports. The issues of legal regulation of physical culture and sports, as well as the security of the individual are considered in the article. Cybersports is also tackled.