In contemporary society, sedentary lifestyle has become a feature of man, his lifestyle becoming increasingly dependent on improving living conditions and technology, and as a result, physical effort is almost completely replaced. Living standards are constantly increasing, and in this context, the concept of quality of life is becoming more and more current, which reveals that the support points in people's lives are represented, in particular, by family, housing, work, recreation, physical and mental health. The importance of exercise is major not only for improving physical condition and general health, but also has an impact on mental development. Research within the faculties of physical education within the State University of Physical Education and Sports, Chisinau, Moldova and the University „A. I. Cuza ”, Iași, Romania aimed to, based on the answers obtained from the questionnaires applied to students, to detach the most important aspects of the relationship between physical exercise and their emotional and physical state.