Introduction. Diet and physical activity are important factors influencing health. In the case of elderly, they help slow down the changes in the organism, related to the aging process. Aim. The aim of this paper was to check if diet and physical activity significantly influence respondents’ subjective health evaluation. Material and methods. In this paper a survey form consisting of 19 closed questions about usage of diet, physical activity and health status of respondents was used. The results were analysed using the Chi-squared test. Results. The most commonly used means of transport significantly influenced the respondents’ health evaluation. The number of meals per day and main nutritious ingredient significantly influenced the objective health evaluation. Conclusions. Due to the impact of diet and psychical activity on elderly’s health, it is justified to encourage older people to get used to healthy habits. Financial problems and problems with access to professional equipment discourage living healthy lifestyle. This is why information and promotion events aimed at elderly are so important.

Key words: diet, physical activity, health, patients, old age.