Vol. 18/2010 No. 3 MORAVIAN GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTS Fig. 3: Tump at the top of Mt Sýkoř with a spot-height of 701.7 m a.s.l. (Photo M. Havlíček) Fig. 4: Frost-riven cliff in the Bíteš gneiss on the top of Mt. Sýkoř with abri at the foot (Photo M. Havlíček) Illustrations related to the paper by J. Demek, M. Havlíček and P. Mackovčin Fig. 5: Pršianska terasa became one of the most favorite locations of the residential built-up areas within the Fig. 3: Functional region of Brno: a comparison administrative borders of the town Banská Bystrica. Locality is one of the examples of the use of free plots Source: Halás et al., 2010; Hampl, 2005; Mulíček, Sýkora, 2008; Sýkora, Mulíček, 2009 on the green-fields (Photo Daniela Vigašová, 2008) Fig. 6: New residential built-up area serves new elements in the rural countryside, such as: high cover with built-up area; various architecture; high fences or (and) blind street net. These features of new area spoils the former image of the rural settlements (Photo Martin Šveda, 2009) Fig. 4: Functional regions in South Moravia Source: Halás et al., 2010 Illustrations related to the paper by D. Vigašová, L. Papajová-Majeská, L. Krížová and M. Šveda Illustrations related to the paper by P. Klapka, B. Frantál, M. Halás and J. V. Kunc Vol. 18, 3/2010 MORAVIAN GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTS MORAVIAN GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTS EDITORIAL BOARD Articles: Bryn GREER-WOOTTEN, York University, Toronto Jana KUČEROVÁ, Radka MARČEKOVÁ, Andrzej T. JANKOWSKI, Silesian University, Sosnowiec Gabriela NEDELOVÁ Karel KIRCHNER, Institute of Geonics, Brno WELLNESS TOURISM IN SLOVAKIA…………………. 2 Petr KONEČNÝ, Institute of Geonics, Ostrava (Wellness cestovní ruch na Slovensku) Ivan KUPČÍK, Univesity of Munich Jaromír DEMEK, Marek HAVLÍČEK, Peter MACKOVČIN Sebastian LENTZ, Leibniz Institute for Regional RELICT CRYOPLANATION AND NIVATION Geography, Leipzig LANDFORMS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: Petr MARTINEC, Institute of Geonics, Ostrava A CASE STUDY OF THE SÝKOŘSKÁ HORNATINA MTS. Walter MATZNETTER, University of Vienna ………………………………………………………………………. 14 Jozef MLÁDEK, Comenius University, Bratislava (Reliktní kryoplanační a nivační formy reliéfu v České Jan MUNZAR, Institute of Geonics, Brno republice: případová studie Sýkořská hornatina) Philip OGDEN, Queen Mary University, London Metka ŠPES, University of Ljubljana Dušan PLUT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE Milan TRIZNA, Comenius University, Bratislava DEVELOPMENT IN SLOVENIA………………………… 26 Pavel TRNKA, Mendel University, Brno (Environmentální aspekty setrvalého rozvoje ve Slovinsku) Antonín VAISHAR, Institute of Geonics, Brno Miroslav VYSOUDIL, Palacký University, Olomouc Karel ŠILHÁN Arnošt WAHLA, University of Ostrava DENDROGEOMORPHOLOGY Jana ZAPLETALOVÁ (editor-in chief), Institute of OF SPATIO-TEMPORAL ACTIVITY OF ROCKFALL Geonics, Brno IN THE FLYSCH CARPATHIANS: A CASE STUDY Georgette ZRINSCAK, University Sorbonne, Paris ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF MT. SMRK, MORAVSKOSLEZSKÉ BESKYDY MTS. 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A primary objective is to investigate the inter-dependencies between life style and participation in wellness tourism. Associations between existing demand for wellness facilities and six independent variables (smoking, fitness activities in daily life, diet, age, educational level and nationality) are tested. The differences among particular results of the field research in the four regions are discussed, as well as the overall results for the four regions as a whole. The field research data are evaluated by means of statistical software packages (SPSS/PASW), using non-parametric tests (Fischer Exact Test and Cramer‘s V statistics). The inter-dependencies among the six independent variables and visiting wellness facilities are exemplified in this project. Shrnutí Wellness cestovní ruch na Slovensku Cílem příspěvku je analýza trhu cestovního ruchu wellness ve čtyřech regionech cestovního ruchu na Slovensku a prezentace výsledků primárního výzkumu, který se uskutečnil na základě dotazníkového průzkumu, připraveného skupinou odborníků v rámci světové asociace výzkumu v cestovním ruchu (ATLAS). Příspěvek prezentuje závislost mezi životním stylem účastníků cestovního ruchu a návštěvností zařízení wellness cestovního uchu na Slovensku. Testujeme závislost mezi existující poptávkou po wellness zařízeních a kouřením, vykonáváním aktivit fitness, dietním stravováním v běžném životě, věku, vzdělanostní úrovní a národností účastníků. Prezentujeme rozdíly ve výsledcích primárního výzkumu ve čtyřech zkoumaných regionech cestovního ruchu a následně sumarizujeme výsledky za Slovensko. Výsledky primárního výzkumu hodnotíme pomocí statistického programu SPSS, verze 13.0 a programu PASW, verze 17.0. Pomocí Fischerova testu a Cramerova testu verifikujeme závislost mezi 6 proměnnými faktory a návštěvností zařízení wellness cestovního ruchu na Slovensku. Key words: wellness tourism, Orava tourist region, Tatra tourist region, Váh valley region, Liptov tourist region, lifestyle, Slovakia 1. Introduction m3 water. Slovakia is extremely rich in mineral and hot Wellness tourism is a relatively new trend in tourism spring waters, out of which many have healing effects. development worldwide. Therefore, also the countries More than 1,700 springs of mineral and hot waters are in central and eastern part of Europe are trying to located in Slovakia and there is hardly an area, where create wellness tourism products. The Slovak Republic they would not occur (http://www.slovakia.travel.com). is situated in the central part of Europe. It came into Many of the mineral springs are thermal springs (with existence in 1993 as an independent state, which had a temperature above 20 °C). Near the mineral and been from 1918 the part of previous Czechoslovakia. thermal springs, many healing and recreational spas Slovakia became an EU member state in 2004 and have been built. Thermal springs are also utilized by a member of Euro zone in January 2009. many aqua parks that have become very popular. In the territory of the Slovak Republic, there are many In many facilities in Slovakia, which had been built mineral springs and huge supplies of ground water. While during the previous regime and utilized the curative the whole of Slovakia is studded with mineral springs, effects of climate, mineral and hot springs waters, the the biggest supplies of ground water are in the Danube wellness trend started to develop in the 1990s and River basin, and namely on the Golden Wheat Island mainly at the beginning of 21st century. In the past, (Žitný ostrov) with an approximate amount of 10 billion the greatest emphasis was paid to curative effects of 2 Vol. 18, 3/2010 MORAVIAN GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTS these natural resources in the treatment of patients. The term of healthy lifestyle is closely connected with These had to follow strict recommendations of doctors the term health. Health is in human society considered for treatment. Almost 95% of visitors in these facilities as absence of illness. In case that an individual has no were prescribed treatment by doctors and their stay signs of illness, he/she is considered healthy. A broader was fully or partially covered by the national health characteristic of health is provided in the definition insurance system. The obligatory length of stay was of WHO from 1947 (Smith, Puczkó, 2008). According min. three weeks, as many doctors are still convinced to this definition, health is the state of full physical, that three weeks of the treatment are necessary for mental and social well-being. According to Blahušová patients to be able to absorb all curative effects of these (1995), the lifestyle wellness has five major components natural resources and related treatment. (positive attitude to life, personal habits, nutrition and weight control, coping with