Abstract

The article constitutes an attempt to examine students’ opinions and expectations concerning the role and importance of physical education in everyday life.

The syllabus of physical education introduced by the Ministry of Science, Physical Education and Sport confronts the expectations and point of view of students with the social demand university graduates are bound to meet.

The research has been carried out with the help of the students from the first three years of Academy of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn.

The questions included in the sounding concerned mainly the students’ attitudes towards physical education and their opinion on their own physical activity.

The survey has revealed that there is a considerable difference between what the students’ expectations concerning their fitness are, and the actual amount of time spent on keeping fit.

Depending on the sex of the questioned students the keep fit preferences ranged from individual forms of activities which help to maintain good mood and stay in shape, chosen by female students, to body building ant team games typical for male students.

The vast majority of the students claims that several hours of training are sufficient enough to stay fit and healthy. Most people answering the questions considered the level of their physical activity to be satisfying. However the questions concerning the level of fitness in Polish society revealed that it is perceived as love and insufficient. According to the students’ opinions the need to cultivate physical activity has to be emphasized regardless of age.

Together with the questions concerning the state pf physical activity, the students were asked to share their opinions on the sporting facilities and the training stuff of ART. Here the opinions shared by men and women were equally positive.