REKREACYJNA AKTYWNOŚĆ FIZYCZNA A ANTROPOMETRYCZNE WSKAŹNIKI STANU ODŻYWIENIA I ZACHOWANIA ŻYWIENIOWE PRACUJĄCYCH FIZYCZNIE MĘŻCZYZN W WIEKU 20-60 LAT Z POPULACJI WIELKOMIEJSKIEJ ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEXES OF THE STATE OF NUTRITION AND EATING HABITS, AND RECREATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF WORKING PHYSICALLY MEN AGED 20-60 OF URBAN POPULATION

The aim of this studies was the comparison of somatic indexes and eating habits of working physically men who prefer different ways (active vs. passive ) of spending their free time. The studies has been carried out on a group of 1271 people who work in HTS (steelworks) in Nowa Huta (one of Cracow’s districts), including 523 men aged 20-40 (181 active and 342 non-active) and 748 men aged 40-60 (194 active and 554 non-active). Men referred to as active declared active spending of their free time and taking up recreational physical activity at lest twice a week. The presented research has not revealed statistically important differentiation of somatic parameters depending on preferred way of spending free time, or a connection between the physical activity level during free time and some eating habits indicating more rational choices, connected with the control of energy value of the diet, larger consumption of vegetables and fruit and smaller consumption of sweet products, and less frequently appearance of ‘canine appetite’ in the case of active men.