Aging is an inevitable natural process, while age is a period of human life defined by the chronological age of an individual. With the advancement of medical science and the development of the health care system, the average age of human existence is prolonged. Although this can be considered a positive process, the fact remains that age is also a period with an increased prevalence of chronic diseases, disabilities, mental illness and other comorbidities. In addition to the above-mentioned impairment of bodily health, in the old age, social conditions and opportunities are also reduced, which contributes to the deterioration of the quality of life. Prevention of illness, along with social stability and well-being of the older population, should become the priority postulates of social interventions, and such social engagement will also reflect positively on the rest of the community. It is impossible to find a method that older people use more in all segments of health, than adequate physical activity and recreation, or motion therapy. It is therefore a task of a nurse, as a health care provider, to maintain a healthier individual, family and society as a whole, promoting and implementing the importance of physical activity in human everyday life as a universal therapeutic method.