The life and work in a modern society do not follow only new discoveries, achievements and progress in almost all areas of human activity, but also a number of consequences, not only positive but also negative. Of course, all these changes reflect on the life and work of people, especially to their health, so it is not surprising that just the preservation and improvement of physical and mental health of modern man becomes imperative of the time in which he lives. All these characteristics of life in a modern society have a special weight when it comes to the youngest and young, so children and students. Insufficient movement of children and young people and stay indoors had a negative impact on the anthropological status and the health status of the individual in general, and numerous studies have undoubtedly point to the conclusion that even the appropriate physical exercise is very effective and almost indispensable tool in the fight for the protection and promotion of health, particularly from the standpoint of the work and life in the modern life.The aim of this thesis was to find out how many students are involved in extracurricular sports and out of school sports activities, do they do sports in their free time and to what extent, and discover the attitudes of students towards kinesiology activities andrecreation in their lives. The purposes of this study included a sample of 61 students from the first to the fourth grade in elementary school in a rural area. Method of the questionnaire tested sports activities (extracurricular sports and out of school sports activities), training frequency (weekly), leisure activities and attitudes about the sport. The results showed that 50 of them are involved in extracurricular or out of school sports activities, which is 82%. Differences in dealing with kinesiology activities between the sexes are not big, while there are differences between classes. Students are more engaged in out of school sports activities, usually twice a week. Student awareness of the importance of sports is highlighted as the 44% of students in their free time do sports, and 57% of boys and girls want to play sports very often. The main reason for not being engaged in sports is that they are engaged in other activities.