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The thesis is focused on leisure-time activities structure of high school students, with an emphasis on physical activity. In the theoretical part are elaborated chapters concerning the definition of leisure-time, physical activity and adolescence, describes negative impacts of hypokinesia and presents the basic information about procject COMPASS. The researsch study is focused on physical activities of adolescents in their leisure-time context. The data found from respondents (n=425) was registred via stadardized sociological questionnaire COMPASS. The aim of the study was find out gender and age differences in the structure of leisure-time physical activities of high school students. The results shows, that almost 85% of adolescents regulary participate in at least one sport or another type of physical activity in leisure time. Gender has bigger influence on differences in the leisure-time structure than the age. This study shows that physical activities are substantial part of leisure-time of adolescents.