The individual sports all have national championships but most tournaments or meets are of regional character. There are both regional and district championships in most events. Sports and Society Sports for recreation is really an expression that fits the Swedish way of looking at sports. Since very few events require a lot of money , sports like tennis and golf have become sports for everyone. In the 80s, it was time for work-out and aerobics to enter the scene, as did bodybuilding.
Many parents are active in the non-profit sport clubs.
Whole families are involved in sports, making it the main movement in Sweden. Through school , the children often get their first introduction to sport, usually trying different kinds at a young age. The clubs generally encourage children to try different things even in other clubs. It is much thanks to the Federation for Company Sports that the sports became easy accessible to common people. The basis of their organisation is that sports is for each and every member of society, and not solely for exercise.