本研究目地旨在探討休閒運動對國人之價值。在現今國人追求生活品質的今日，休閒運動正是最佳尋求生活品質與達到身心健康最好的管道，即使到了現今仍然放諸四海皆準。本文以文獻回顧的方式，探討休閒運動對國人之價值，經深入探討後，提出具體結論與休閒運動之觀念，提升國人追求生活品質之論述。本研究結果顯示，休閒運動不僅對身、心健康有促進的效果，而且對社會也兼具有正向功能。休閒運動有別於其他的休閒活動，它是運動和休閒的結合，從事運動性的休閒活動，能改變現今社會緊張的生活型態，也兼具提升國人身體機能，達到改善健康等諸多效果。有鑑於此，本文建議相關組織應積極推廣休閒運動在時間、空間、活動規劃與觀念方面等方案，建立國人優質休閒運動的整體環境。

The purpose of this study is to examine how people value recreational sport. The idea that leisure exercise as a means to improve mental and physical health is universally held among people in pursuit of a higher quality of life. This paper uses literature review to explore aspects of how recreational sport is valued in people’s lives, discusses the concept of sport and leisure and draws conclusions on how it enhances quality of life for participants. The results of this study illustrate that promotion of leisure exercise not only improves physical and mental health of individuals, but also benefits society. Recreational sports differ from other leisure activities in that it combines sport and leisure, provides a means of stress reduction for individuals that has a general positive societal effect. Considering these benefits, this article recommends relevant organizations should actively promote the recreation sport, provide space, planning, activity ideas and programs, and enable high-quality people to improve the overall environment for recreational sports.