Three types of infrastructures for leisure-time physical activity are distinguished:
- sports facilities (such as gyms, swimming pools, sports grounds)
- leisure-time infrastructures providing specific opportunities for sports and physical activity (such as parks, playgrounds, and cycle paths)
- urban and natural space usable for sports and physical activity (such as streets, public places, forests, beaches)
IMPALA assists in concerting efforts for the development of local infrastructures for leisure-time physical activity in EU member states, thus helping to reduce inequalities in access to infrastructures for leisure-time physical activity within and across nations.
For more information:
http://fgoe.org/sites/fgoe.org/files/inline-files/2626_IMPALA_Toolkit.pdf