Pomanjkanje telesne aktivnosti in neustrezna prehrana lahko pripeljeta do prekomerne mase telesa in povečanega obsega pasu, ki je dejavnik tveganja za pojav bolezni, odvisnih od centralne porazdelitve telesnega maščevja. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti, ali je telesna aktivnost študentk povezana s količino in porazdelitvijo maščevja ter oceniti njihovo ogroženost zaradi prekomerne trebušne zamaščenosti. Raziskava je bila izvedena na Oddelku za biologijo Biotehniške fakultete v Ljubljani. Spremljano je bilo število tedenskih ur telesne aktivnosti, ki je pomenila kakršnokoli telesno gibanje, ki ga ustvarjajo skeletne mišice in ima kot posledico porabo energije. Študentke Fakultete za šport so bile združene v skupino »športnice« in telesno aktivne večinoma 15 ur tedensko več kot študentke »rekreativke«. Med skupinama so bile primerjane antropometrične vrednosti in ocena porazdelitve telesnega maščevja. Z indeksom pas - boki je bilo ovrednoteno tveganje za pojav bolezni, povezanih s prekomerno količino maščevja v predelu trebuha. Višja stopnja telesne aktivnosti športnic ni bila povezana z vrednostmi telesnih mer in s porazdelitvijo maščevja. Glavnina študentk izkazuje sorazmerno več maščevja v predelu bokov kot na trebuhu. 5% študentk sodi v skupino z visokim do zelo visokim tveganjem za pojav bolezni, povezanih s centralnim tipom porazdelitve maščevja. Težje študentke imajo tudi statistično pomembno večji obseg pasu. Z vidika ocenjene količine in porazdelitve telesnega maščevja, se stopnja telesne aktivnosti študentk rekreativk ne razlikuje od tiste, ki jo izvajajo študentke Fakultete za šport. Večina študentk ima periferno porazdelitev maščevja in nizko do zmerno tveganje za pojav srčno-žilnih bolezni. Potrebno je ustrezno obravnavati posameznice s centralnim tipom porazdelitve maščevja. Lack of physical activity and inadequate nutrition can lead to excessive body weight and increased waist circumference, which is a risk factor for diseases linked to central body fat distribution. The purpose of the study was to determine the relation between the amount of body fat and its distribution to physical activity for female students. It was also intended to assess their risk of morbidity due to excessive abdominal fatness. The study was conducted at the Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana. Time of weekly physical activity was observed as any bodily movement generated by skeletal muscle and as a result energy consumption. Students of the Faculty of Sports were grouped as “athletes” and physically active most of 15 hours per week more than students from the group “non-athletes”. Between them, anthropometric values and body fat distribution were compared. The waist-hip ratio was used for estimation of the risk of ill health associated with abdominal obesity. Higher level of physical activity for athletes was not associated with typical body dimensions and fat distribution. The majority of female students demonstrated relatively more fat on the hips than on the abdomen. 5% of them demonstrated high to very high risk for diseases linked to central body fat distribution pattern. Female students with higher body weight have also significantly higher waist circumference. In terms of estimated body fat distribution, the level of physical activity for non-athletes does not differ from that which is carried out by the students of the Faculty of Sports. Most female students have a peripheral fat distribution and a low to moderate risk for cardiovascular diseases. It is necessary to adequately address individuals with a central fat distribution pattern.