Movement and physical activity is a biological need of every human being. In order for the physical growth and development of the body, as well as the cognitive development to be perfect, it is important that every individual engages in some physical activity. Numerous studies show various benefits of exercise. In order to notice the changes, it is satisfactory to engage in physical activity for only one hour a day. The results of several studies give us insight into the problems that can occur if an individual does not exercise enough. One of the problems that is often mentioned in the research is obesity. The obesity rate in children and the percentage of vascular diseases are increasing. In order to reduce the obesity rate and other problems, schools and other educational institutions play a major role. Physical education and health classes are held several times a week depending on the class. Children are enabled to move and learn new skills and abilities. Students make up for the lack of hours of physical and health education at school with individual extracurricular and extracurricular activities. Students choose activities depending on their own interests and spend quality free time. When participating in an activity that interests the student, a positive attitude towards physical activities develops. Students in urban and rural areas choose similar forms of physical activity. By carrying out the research, the aim was to show whether there are differences between attitudes, the amount of time spent in physical activities and the possibilities of extracurricular activities in urban and rural areas. The results of the research showed that there is no difference between students from urban and rural areas in attitudes towards physical activities. It has also been proven that students from urban areas have better opportunities to choose extracurricular activities and that they attend more, and that students from urban areas spend more time per week in some form of organized physical activity.