As a result of technological advancement mankind has been deprived of significant amount of physical activity, and even though man was indeed created to be physically active, lack of it became the greatest cause of mortality and morbidity in well developed countries. Leading role in promoting awareness of regular activity importance in everyday life belongs to health professionals, and the aim of this research paper is to determine if there are any differences in awareness of its importance among health studies students, how much they practice it or promote in everyday life. In this survey 84 students of physiotherapy and nursing studies for master's degree level agreed to participate, and had completed a survey questionnaire that was used for further statistical analysis. According to the attained results participants consider everyday physical activity as very important, but differences can be observed through awareness of long term benefits of it. Students of physiotherapy see healthy body posture and preservation of independence in daily living as key advantages when it comes to aging and its difficulties, while nursing students focus on appropriate body mass, esthetics and self-esteem. Total of 45 respondents raises awareness of importance in being active, with biggest percentage of it being counselling their patients, families, friends and colleagues. Therefore, outcomes of this research show good awareness of the importance in regular physical activity, but differ in attributing categories of its importance.