Animation in the system of active leisure

As it turns out, in practice, animation is limited to the artistic component of organising events and conducting various types of recreation, which does not meet the current needs for managing active leisure. there is a need to change the ideological function of animation in the leisure system. The purposeof study is to reveal the ideological component of an imation and recreational activities in the system of active leisure. Material and methods of research. the study used meta-analysis, which included the following stages: selection of information from scientific sources; selection of information that meets the criterion of objectivity, elimination of doubtful and duplicate sources, i.e. ensuring the quality of the collected material; proportional inclusion in the processing of sources that reflect different views on certain events and phenomena. Results. Animation as a method aims to bring all members of the community to teamwork. It is about bringing to life the social forces inherent in the social environment (both visible and hidden) in order to implement targeted and rational transformations that involve changes in various spheres of public life. Animation should stimulate the establishment of modern democratic values, develop a critical attitude to new ideas and behavioural models, and lead to a shift from an ego-centric to a socially-centric attitude. the task of socio-cultural and physical animation in relation to individuals and small groups is to free them from social isolation, awaken active views, motivate cultural and physical self-improvement, increase sensitivity to the problems of the world around them, add faith in rational actions (behaviour), and engage people in active life. thanks to animation activities, rapid beneficial changes can occur in the hierarchy of values of both individuals and communities. An animator of culture in general and physical culture in particular is one who complements the knowledge and life experience of people with whom he or she comes into contact, awakens their interests, reveals new ideals of life patterns, and conducts a dialogue about the possibilities and ways of reasonably satisfying culturally identified and hidden needs, including personal physical culture. When programming animation, choosing classes, games and activities, it is necessary to pay attention to several important criteria, namely: the purpose of animation, a set of activities and the expected results (effects) by the participants. Conclusion. Recreational animation is an effective means of active leisure, social communication, training, health improvement, including the elimination of post-traumatic stress disorder, which is now manifested in both civilians and the military. the diversity of types and forms of recreational animation makes it possible to increase the variability and, therefore, the targeting of recreational animation programmes. the positive orientation, hedonism, spiritual and creative nature of animation activity puts it on a par with other means of psychophysical influence on the human body