RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PSYCHOEMOTIONAL HEALTH OF FITNESS COACHES

Stress at work, emotional and psychological, is one of the main factors, which affect mental health. As the lifestyle in Western countries is getting faster and faster, long wor­king hours and bigger responsibilities, more screens and technologies being used in our daily lives can cause diffe­rent types of mental health disorders – stress, anxiety, depression and others. If they are not noticed on time and not controlled, they can cause physical health problems. Permanent tension, pressure and stress can cause changes in the brain. Those changes can cause mental illnesses. Coaches, working in the fitness centers, experience in­tense physical load and psychological tension, as they communicate with many different people (clients) on a daily basis. The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between the physical activity of the coaches, working in fitness centers in Lithuania and their mental health. As a result of the research authors defined a close relation between physical activity and mental health. No relationship between respondents’ overall high levels of physical activity and psychoemotional health was found.