ASSOCIATION LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: It is vital to engage in physical exercises to enhance and maintain physical and mental health and increase the quality of life. However, the issue of not exercising is growing among the young adults, due to stress in schools and urbanization. This paper will examine the physical activity and its relationship with quality of life among healthy young adults in Sialkot.

Objective: To evaluate physical activity levels among healthy young adults in Sialkot, assess their quality of life, and examine the relationship between physical activity and quality of life.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 323 young adults in Sialkot (18–30 years) using a non-probability convenience sampling. GPAQ and WHOQOL-BREF were used to measure physical activity and quality of life respectively. The SPSS version 26 was used to apply descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation.

Results: The Correlation analysis of the study showed that there was significantly positive relationship between GPAQ Total and Social Total (r =.120, p =. 030) and that there was strong positive relationship among domains (Physical, Psychological, Social and environmental) of quality of life (at p+ below 0.01).

Conclusion: The research concluded that the physical activity and social domain of quality of life had significant positive relationships, and physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains had significant positive relationships. These results indicate that routine exercise positively affects the general well-being and, therefore, plays a crucial role in supporting the well-being and health.