Abstract
Regular physical activity is associated with enhanced health and reduced risk of all-cause mortality. Despite the positive effects of physical activity on health, life has become more sedentary and the decrease in PA has affected people of all ages. The aim of our study was to assess the level of physical activity and related sociodemographic factors of adults aged 18 to 45. Our results showed statistically significant relationships in the majority of the variables examined. Physical activity is undertaken by people of all ages, both residents of cities and rural areas. Among the surveyed inhabitants of the Podkarpackie Province, men much more often than women declare regular willingness to physical activity. The conducted own research shows that 40.90% of the studied group lead an active lifestyle, 31.06% not very active. An important issue is the use of stimulants during physical activity. The problem of using more serious stimulants, i.e. psychoactive substances in my own research, this hypothesis was not confirmed.
 
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Highlights
Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of all-cause mortality by 30%, reduces the risk of developing major chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes by 42%, cardiovascular disease by 35%, colon cancer by 30% and increases life expectancy by up to seven years (Fredriksson et al 2018)
All examined persons had the correct body weight according to BMI index. 38.99% of the study group of women lived in rural-urban areas, 35.59% lived in the city, and 24.42% of the study group of women lived in the countryside. 38.36% of the study group of men lived in the countryside, 35.62% in the city, while 26.02% of the study group of men lived in rural-urban areas. 40.90% of the study group claim that they lead an active lifestyle, 31.06% of the study group - not very active, while the smallest part of the study group claims that they lead a very active lifestyle - 28.04%
We found statistically significant relationships between the type of work and type of engaged/ not engaged of physical activity, numbers of training in a week and duration of the one training in people aged 18-45 living in the county of Rzeszow
Summary
Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of all-cause mortality by 30%, reduces the risk of developing major chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes by 42%, cardiovascular disease by 35%, colon cancer by 30% and increases life expectancy by up to seven years (Fredriksson et al 2018). The effects of hypokinesia are acute for people of working age, as their ability to work depends, to a large extent, on their health status and fitness and performance endurance, which are determined and sustained by physical activity (Rozek-Piechura et al 2014). The large and increasing prevalence of physical inactivity is one of the major reasons for escalating trends of several non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Among various contributing factors to NCD-related mortality, physical inactivity alone is estimated to be responsible for 6–10% of deaths related to coronary heart disease, diabetes, and site-specific cancer (Lee IM et al 2012). In terms of the burden on the economy, deaths due to physical inactivity contribute to $13.7 billion in productivity losses (Ding et al 2016)
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