Recreational activities as a lifestyle factor of the middle age

Lifestyle, as a concept, but also a terminology determinant, is inextricably linked to the notion of health and its promo-tion in the social environment. The most important positive effects of physical activity and physical exercise affect the psychophys-ical balance of man, and its role in socialization and in relation to the natural environment is classified into the contents deserved for the general condition of man, and therefore for health. The understanding of the content of physical activity is determined by socio-economic conditions, acquired habits and needs of the population, as well as educational, educational, cultural, religious and other factors. Physical activity represents a cultural way of resting, which consciously achieves a beneficial effect on health. A study conducted on a sample of 1,628 respondents (916-56.3% of men and 712-43.7% of women) of a meddlean age of 40-65 years (according to the WHO criteria, UN: WHO, 1982) dealing with someone physical activity, from the territory Republic of Srpska, aimed at identifying certain factors of the relationship between perceived lifestyle and the exercise of sports and recre-ational contents. Using a specially constructed questionnaire, with the application of appropriate statistical procedures, the dominant perception of the presence of lifestyle is determined, where sports-recreational activities do not represent an important determinant of everyday physical activity in middle-aged people.