본 연구는 중도지체장애인의 체육활동 실태를 알아보고 체육활동 참여와 자립생활도의 관계를 알아보는데 그 목적이 있다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 체육활동에 참여하고 있는 중도지체장애인과 체육활동에 참여하지 않는 중도지체장애인 152명을 대상으로 연구조사를 실시하였으며, 본 연구의 목적에 따른 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중도지체장애인체육활동에 참여는 주당 3회 이상, 1회 운동시간은 1시간 이상 3시간 미만이 가장 많았다. 동호회나 사설 또는 공공단체에서 주관하는 체육활동에 참여하는 경우가 많으며, 체육활동을 같이 하는 동료로는 친구 또는 직장동료가 많았다. 체육활동에 참여하고 있지 않는 중도지체장애인의 불참 이유로는 장애 원인이 가장 많고, 다음으로 시간 부족이 장소와 시설 부족, 경제적 원인에 비해 많았다. 둘째, 중도지체장애인의 일반적인 특성 중 성별, 연령, 장애발생원인, 장애유형, 장애등급에 따른 자립생활도에서는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 다만, 장애발생시기가 빠를수록 심리적 자립도가 높게 나타났으며, 장애등급에 따라 신체적 자립도에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 중도지체장애인의 경제활동유무와 소득수준에 따른 자립생활도는 신체적, 심리적, 사회적 자립도 전반에서 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 셋째, 중도지체장애인의 체육활동 참여에 따른 자립생활도는 신체적 자립도와 사회적 자립도에서 유의한 차이를 보여, 체육활동이 중도지체장애인의 자립생활도에 전반적으로 영향을 미치고 있음을 나타내었다. 그리고 중도지체장애인의 체육활동참여와 자립생활도와의 상관관계 분석에서 체육활동의 참여주기와 1회 체육활동시간은 신체적 자립도에서 정적 상관관계를 보여주었다. 특히 체육활동 참여주기와 전체자립도에 유의한 상관관계를 보여, 체육활동에 자주 참여할수록 중도지체장애인의 자립도가 증가함을 보여주었다. 또한 체육활동에 참여하는 중도지체장애인이 체육활동에 참여하지 않는 장애인에 비해 자립생활도가 높게 나타났는데, 이러한 결과는 장애인이 편하게 이용할 수 있는 체육시설의 확충과 다양한 프로그램의 개발이 필요함을 시사하는 결과이다.The purpose of this study is to examine the actual participation in physical activities among people with acquired physical disabilities, and to examine the relationship between their actual participation in physical activities and independent living. For this purpose, the study subjects were divided into two groups: people with acquired physical disabilities participating in physical activities and those who are not. The collected material was statistically treated using SPSS v17.0, and the techniques of statistical analysis were t-test, F-test, Scheffe Method's posterior test, and Pearson correlation analysis. The results are as follows:First, the persons with acquired physical disabilities participating in physical activities, had more than 3 times per week, and mostly less than a three-hour cycle of exercise. Overall, they participated in the activities arranged by clubs,private or public organizations, and their colleagues were friends or coworkers. For those who are not participating in physical activities, the reasons for their absence were causes of disabilities, lacking time, lacking facilities, and economic problems: the causes of disabilities and lacking time were higher than the others. Second, among their general characteristics, there were no significant differences in the independent living depending on gender, age, cause of disability, type of disability and degree of disability. The earlier they had disabilities, the higher psychological independent living was. According to the degree of disability, there was a significant difference in the physical activity for independent living. And in the independent living depending on economic activities and income levels, there were significant differences in the overall physical,psychological and social independent ones. Third, in their independent living with physical activities, there were significant differences between physical and social independent ones. That is, it showed that physical activities influenced their independent living in general. Also, in the Pearson correlation analysis between physical activity participation and independent living, positive correlations were shown in the physical activity for independent living under its frequency and the amount of time one cycle takes. The meaningful correlation between its frequency and the overall independent living showed that their independent living was increased as they participated in physical activities more often. Accordingly, the persons with acquired physical disabilities participating in physical activities had higher independent living compared to those without ones. This result suggests that the expansion of sports facilities that the disabled can use conveniently and the development of various programs are needed. Therefore, more research related to the independent living of people with acquired physical disabilities will have to be proceeded more deeply. In addition to their general characteristics and the differences of their independent living depending on physical activity participation, further research will be needed in the area regarding differences according to concrete physical activities such as participation frequency, kinds of participation, physical activity types, etc.