Association between Educational Level and Physical Activity in Chronic Disease Patients of Eastern Slovakia.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate selected chronic diseases patients with different educational attainment regarding their awareness of and compliance with recommended physical activity.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2018 to February 2019 in cooperation with chronic diseases clinics in eastern Slovakia. The study involved 893 patients.

Level of and Factors Determining Physical Activity in Students in Ukraine and the Visegrad Countries.

: Examining the level of physical activity in students is a vital issue as these young people are the future social elite. : The research was conducted in the years 2013⁻2016 and comprised 5008 males and females, mean age of 20.5 ± 2.

Differences in physical activity and nutritionand silhouette-related behaviours in male and female students in selected European countries.

Introduction: As indicated by the WHO, lifestyle plays a unique role in human health, which in turn is determined to a great extent by physical activity and nutrition. It must be borne in mind that physical activity should be systematic and regulated by an age-appropriate exercise intensity. All this indicates that learning about students' lifestyle, with a particular focus on physical activity is vital as it these young people who aspire to the role of the future elites.

Overweight and obesity in Slovak high school students and body composition indicators: a non-randomized cross-sectional study.

Background: Physical development can be considered as an indicator of the overall health status of the youth population. Currently, it appears that the increasing trend of the prevalence of obesity among children and youths has stopped in a number of countries worldwide. Studies point to the fact that adolescence is a critical period for the development of obesity.

Distribution of health-related physical fitness in Slovak population.

Purpose of the study was to examine relationship between distribution of healthy fitness zone standards of high school students and their type of housing or area of residence. Study sample consisted of 684 students (284 boys, 400 girls) from urban and rural areas of the region Presov in the eastern part of Slovakia. Physical fitness was assessed by four tests: back-saver sit and reach, shoulder stretch, curl-ups and 90° push-ups.

Leisure time physical activity of young women from the Carpathian Euroregion in relation to the Body Mass Index.

Carpathian Euroregion gathers the population of 5 countries, including Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania- the European Union members, as well as Ukraine. Young women are statistically less involved in high-intensity physical activity than young men. The objective of this work was to assess the relation between physical activity of young women aged 18-21 years old and BMI and conditioning factors.