PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTH CONDITION AND LIFESTYLE OF ACADEMIC YOUTH

Thesis. Living in the age of modern inventions one forgets about one of the best medications for many health problems, which is physical activity. The role and task of physical activity at an early age, as well as at any other stage of life, is very important in the prevention of civilization diseases, which is why it is crucial to monitor it. Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the level of physical activity, state of health and the lifestyle of academic youth. Methods. The research was carried out among students from three universities in Wroclaw (n = 629): University of Wroclaw (UWr), Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (PWr) and Wroclaw Medical University (UM). The study used self-constructed questionnaires: physical activity questionnaire, health questionnaire, and a lifestyle questionnaire. The following statistical analyses of the results were used: Shapiro-Wilk test, Pearson chi-square test independence, post-hoc test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation coefficient rank (Spearman) and Pearson's correlation coefficient. In the calculations, the package of computer programs STATISTICA v. 9.0 was used. Hypotheses verified at the level of p <= 0.05. Results. Health was the highest-rated of the studied factors. In addition, it was found that as many as 67.7% of students from all universities represent a very good level of lifestyle. 68.4% of the respondents were characterised by a very good health potential. Research has shown that the physical activity of students from the Medical University is at a higher level than students of PWr and UWr. Among the demographic variables, gender turned out to be important (men perform physical activity more often than women, while BMI and place of origin did not affect the physical activity of students).