Explaining the Model of Healthy Lifestyle with Emphasis on Sports Activities of the Elderly in the Country

Introduction: The purpose of the current research was to explain the healthy lifestyle with an emphasis on the sports activities of the elderly in the country based on the data theory of the foundation. Method: The current study is a prospective qualitative applied study based on the foundational data theory, and in terms of data analysis method of analytical-exploratory type and data collection was done in the field. The statistical population of the research included all scientific and experimental experts with a history of research and work in the field of the elderly. The statistical sample was selected as a snowball in 2019, which finally led to the theoretical saturation of the data by interviewing 15 people, which was the final sample considered. Data collection was done through semi-structured and exploratory interviews with experts. To analyze the data, the foundational data theory analysis method (Strauss and Corbin) was used. Results: The findings showed that the concepts obtained from the coding of symptoms were divided into the main categories, causal conditions, background conditions, intervening conditions, strategies, and consequences of a healthy lifestyle with an emphasis on sports activities of the elderly in the country. Conclusion: Sports managers of the country can use the obtained model to institutionalize a healthy lifestyle by emphasizing the sports activities of the elderly.