Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Univ., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

This master's thesis is focused on the analysis of physical activities of male adolescents. The thesis is split into the main parts theoretical and practical (research) part. The theoretical part is focused on the definition of the terms such as a healthy life style and a physical activity. In theoretical part, the author deals with the rules of the healthy life style, the contribution of the sports to the quality of life and, with the influence of the physical activity on one's life. Practical part is focused on the questionnaires evaluation finding out the physical activity of the male adolescents and then on the proposal of the appropriate project of physical activity for male adolescents. By this research was found out that solely 39 % of respondents do a sufficient physical activity.

This master thesis deals with finding level of knowledge about healthy lifestyle and evaluating eating habits among adolescent boys studying at technical colleges. The work consists of two main parts, the theoretical and the research (practical). The theoretical part is focused on defining the major concepts and characteristics of adolescence, the teaching health education at secondary schools and recommendations in terms of movement and supplements to adolescent age. The research part focuses on the evaluation of knowledge regarding the health and eating habits of the above sample. The results were compared with those already available findings from previous studies. It was managed to collect 134 completed tests of knowledge regarding to health and physical activity and their associated questionnaires about dietary habits. Based on the results of the knowledge test, it was found that the average results reached zone below average. Furthermore, on the basis of evaluation of research assumptions, it was found that higher health knowledge does not affect the optimal body weight. Education in the field of eating disorders is probably insufficient. As apparent from certain results, health education should always find its place in the curriculum so that pupils receive a sufficient amount of information to be encouraging to find another informations by themselves on their own initiative.