Nowadays, a descending trend concerning physical activity levels among youth has been recorded, as well as differences between males and females; more than half recorded a low level of the physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the social and educational sustainability of physical education and to determine the level of physical activity by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form for Romanian undergraduate and graduate students. In our study, we included students and applied the IPAQ short form anonymously. They gave their consent to use these personal data only for scientific purposes. Overall, two thirds of the subjects (according to the IPAQ scoring protocol) and more than half (according to the World Health Organization recommendation for physical activity) consider themselves to be active. The present study showed that there is a prevalence of insufficient physical activity among Romanian University students (around 40%). The situation seems to be better than in other countries, but in self-evaluation, many people tend to overestimate their potential. To avoid this aspect and gain some objectivity, it is better to use a gadget in order to measure the level of their physical activity.

This study may lead to the identification of elements that indicate trends of women's handball for the period 2005-2015, thus creating the conditions for determining the principles for achieving training and participation in high level competitions. As a result of comparing the data obtained from the analysis performed should be reconsidered the margins of the monitored actions efficiency as benchmarks to be useful in training and competition, by requiring reconsideration model performance handball game at senior level. Because the research covers six editions of the World Championships and analysed data obtained had a high degree of veridicity and which parts may be used for the following competitions.

We investigated the anthropometric characteristics associated with specific handball skills in competition. The body anthropometric profiles differ significantly among the playing positions in handball due to the specific tasks. The aim of this study is to identify the anthropometric patterns for each playing position by collecting data from elite male handball players. To determine the anthropometric profile of the elite handball players for each playing position, we used descriptive statistics for every indicator in order to identify the optimal patterns for elite handball players from the top-four ranked teams at the most important competitions over a period of 18 years (2004–2021). Over time, the anthropometric indices evolved: the average height increased (from 190 to 192.6 cm) but less than weight increased (from 90.5 to 95.28 kg), and these affected the body mass index (increase from 25.2 to 25.67). The novelty of our study is that we identified an anthropometric pattern for each playing position and for all teams in elite male handball. Our study also covered a period of 18 years to give our results more accuracy and reliability.

A good fitness level provides individual ability to perform daily tasks and reduce the incidence of certain diseases. The research hypothesis was that curricular and extra-curricular activities of students performing various physical activities influence the fitness level of the subjects. The study involved 27 students from the study program Physical Education and Sport (2nd year) of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava. It should be noted that their academic activities included 9 hours of practical activities per week, and some of the participants are practicing various sports at performance level, which means between 6 and 10 additional hours of training weekly. In light of these results should be performed an weekly physical activity program, which includes exercise sessions to maintain strength and speed indices of the subjects, and exercises to help develop strength and mobility.

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