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Background: Physical Therapy profession is known for its demanding physical requirements. This increases the risk of attrition and work-related accidents and disorders that affect physical therapists' quality of life and work performance. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of physical activity level and other contributing factors on quality of life of physical therapists., Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among practicing physical therapists ( n = 258). The International Physical Activity Questionnaires-Short Form was used to measure physical activity levels and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire short form was used to measure the quality of life among physical therapists. Data was collected through a self-administered online survey using Microsoft Forms., Results: The eligible participants were 258 out of 297. The highest percentage of physical therapists had a moderate physical activity level (45.35%) and the median for overall quality of life score was 63.27(52.73-73.59). There was a significant positive correlation between physical activity and age with overall quality of life score (rs = 0.41, p < 0.001; rs = 0.13, p < 0.036) respectively and a significant negative correlation between body mass index and overall quality of life score (rs = -0.13, p < 0.04)., Conclusion: The results obtained revealed that physical therapists mostly have moderate physical activity level and relatively good perceived quality of Life. Furthermore, our study identified significant correlations between physical activity, age, body mass index, and the overall quality of life among practicing physical therapists., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Al Ali, Alrowaishd, Abu Thyab, Almarzuqi, Al Awaji, Aldhahi and Ibrahim.)

Objective: Physical fitness is seen to be a sign of overall health and happiness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between female Saudi student's body mass index (BMI) and health-related physical fitness., Subjects and Methods: 48 participants (mean age=19.60 years) were chosen for this cross-sectional study design, and their BMI, health-related physical fitness and physical fitness testing were all analyzed (cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition)., Results: The physical activity score (total-MET)-minutes/week was 1,533.88. 18.8% of the participants were underweight, 52.1% were normal weight, 27.1% were overweight, and 2.1% were obese, as per BMI. The correlation between total-MET and other physical parameters revealed a statistically significant negative correlation with muscle strength (ϼ=-0.293, p=0.043), BMI (ϼ=-0.562, p=0.0001), waist circumference (ϼ=-0.524, p=0.0001), and fat mass index (FMI) (ϼ=-0.589, p=0.0001). The relationship between BMI and physical measurements was positively correlated with waist circumference (ϼ=0.877, p<0.0001), fat mass index (ϼ=0.944, p<0.0001), muscular strength (ϼ=0.501, p<0.0001), and curls per minute (ϼ=0.510, p<0.0001) in statistically significant ways. When total-MET was compared to BMI, age, waist circumference, fat mass index (FMI), and muscular strength, the regression was statistically significant (F=3.954, p=0.005). Age, waist size, activity level, fat mass index, muscular strength, and curls per minute all had a significant connection with BMI (F=106.26, p=0.0001)., Conclusions: Physical exercise may be related to changes in BMI. Physicians and other stakeholders putting forth strategies to increase physical activity and control weight may find the data useful.