The importance of the topic and its value are based on the reason that the decreased physical activity is one of the leading factors for chronic non- infectious diseases and this is why it needs to be discussed. The maintenance of an optimal level of physical activity is an important part and responsibility of not only the health and educational systems of the different countries, schools, teachers, children and the parents, so a complex program for prophylaxis is applied for the maintenance of good health. In order to achieve that, an objective assessment of the physical activity has to be applied and parents have to be informed about the healthy physical activity zones.
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the most frequent methods applied for assessment of the physical activity and to present guidelines and recommendations for optimal level of physical activity needed for good health.
The methods for assessing the physical activity vary while there is no question about what optimal physical activity needed is. Its precise assessment is a good prerequisite for monitoring the good health of the population and what needs to be done. It is necessary to develop united and more objective methods for assessment of the physical activity.
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