This paper evaluates self-perceived health status, major factors in maintaining health, the effect of sport on study, work and family life and the frequency of accessibility of sport-related information on the Internet. Further, the study also determined the amount and use of leisure time in the Gangwon Province with each of the variables being compared to comparable national Korean data. Original data were obtained from the National Survey on Participation in Sport-for-all Activities, published by the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2006. The study found that residents of Gangwon Province took personal responsibility for their health and well-being through modest sport involvement, regular meals and adequate rest. Participation in sport was beneficial to health, study, work and family life. The Internet was used for sport-related information as it was for other areas of life. Free time was generously distributed in the population and the use of it was diverse. Variables in Gangwon Province were examined against national background statistics. Lifestyle patterns were mirrored between Korean and Provincial data. The paper is the first in a series that highlights the City of ChunCheon which hosts the X1 World Leisure Congress in 2010.