The best way, how people can keep theirselves in a good condition, look healthy, feel very well, have enough energy to work or study, is to practice some sports and games.

Sport is also certain symbol of peace and friendship among people of all countries and nations. There are many kinds of sport. For example collective and individual sports, outdoors and indoors sports, winter and summer sports... Sport gives people enjoyment, happiness, friendship, health, popularity, the feeling of victory, possible money and power, but on the other hand it may also be boring, because of sadness, sorrow, injuries and, in some cases even death.

 Sports can be generally divided into indoor and outdoor sports. Indoor sports can be practised all the year round (typical indoor sport is gymnastic). Many of outdoor sports, depend on weather and therefore can be practised mostly in summer.

Typical summer sports are athletics sports, cycling race, sailing, yachting, water skiing, wind-surfing and swimming. Typical winter sports are skiing, skating, snow-boarding and tobogganing. Skiers can practise giant slalom, downhill race or ski jumps in ski resorts, where there are good snow conditions. Figure skating and speed skating are practised on skating-rinks. Snow-boarding belongs to the new sports, and it is very popular among young people.

An atypical division of sport is into two major groups: team and individual sports. Team sports (games) are those sports in which at least two players are involved. The most popular games and sports are football, american football, skiing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming and ice-hockey. The most popular sports in Slovakia are ice-hockey and football.

ICE-HOCKEY is a fast and wild game and very popular. There are three twenty-minute periods. Every minute is full of action. Two groups of 6 players hit the small flat puck across the ice with their sticks. The aim of the game is to score as many goals as possible.

FOOTBALL is one of the most favourite sports in Slovakia. It is played by two teams of 11 players and this game takes 90 minutes with a break in the middle of this time. The aim of this game is to get the ball into opponent's net.

My favourite sport is swimming and skiing.