PHYSICAL FITNESS AND MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES OF BRATISLAVA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

In the contribution authors deal with 606 Bratislava university students, boys and girls from nine faculties. Their physical performance is evaluated by 6 tests: sit and reach, standing broad jump, over head 2 kg medicine ball throw, 10 x 5 m shuttle run and endurance shuttle run. Movement activities are evaluated from questionnaire. There is proved, that students from Faculty of Physical Education and Sport have significantly higher motor performance and they perform more movement activities like other students. It is shown, that those students who participated in optional PE lessons have higher motor performance. Those who practice movement activities in paid forms and in sport clubs have significantly higher motor performance, too.