Practicing recreational sports activities and their implications in enhancing the mental health of army retirees

Abstract

The study aimed at revealing what the practice of sports recreation activities adds in raising the
psychological health of army retirees practicing and non-practicing sports recreation activity. The researchers
used the descriptive method, with a sample of 50 retirees in the state of Relizane, and the data was collected
using a psychological health scale.
The results of this study revealed that practicing sports recreational activity increases the degree of
mental health among army retirees, and the researchers recommended paying attention to this group by
encouraging and providing appropriate conditions for practicing these activities