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Work rhythm and modern lifestyle lead to low levels of physical activity, which can be observed in university professors. This situation can compromise the health of these individuals, increasing the risk for numerous diseases. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the level of physical activity and associated factors in professors of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rio Verde. The research was conducted employing the following instruments: International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version), questionnaire for self-reported body mass index and sociodemographic, health and professional information, and measurement of waist circumference with a tape measure. Thus, the results were positive for the correlation between gender and physical activity level, with women presenting lower levels than men. The other variables did not show statistical significance in this sample. Also, it was detected that more than 50% of the professors have insufficient levels of physical activity, high measures of waist circumference and body mass index showing overweight. Therefore, it is concluded that most of the professors had an insufficient level of physical activity and among the factors analyzed, gender was the only one that showed a significant correlation with physical inactivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]