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2 Increased physical activity is a major factor in preventing adult diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a lack of physical activity is the 4th highest risk factor for mortality worldwide. 1 This is one of the critical energy consumption factors for maintaining energy balance. Physical activity is defined as bodily movements that increase energy expenditure by contracting skeletal muscles. Keywords : Physical activity, IPAQ, Cross-sectional survey, Physical therapy students Therefore, the understanding of physical activity for PTS would play an important role in the recognition of how physical activity can be promoted. In the additional question, the PTS showed a slightly higher than the NPTS (p<0.05).Ĭonclusion: The physical therapy students did not remarkable barrier to recognition of physical activity, but there was a difference in their recognition of the vigorous level of physical activity. In students without a part-time employment, the NPTS was significantly higher than the PTS for the MET and frequency of physical activity in a vigorous level (p0.05). Results: In students with a part-time employment, no significances were observed between the PTS and NPTS, in terms of MET, frequency and time of physical activity, and sitting time (p>0.05). The students were analyzed by dividing them into those who had a part-time employment (16 PTS and 12 NPTS) and those who did not have a part-time employment (80 PTS and 83 NPTS). The collected data were calculated as MET-minutes scores and were classified as walking, moderate, and vigorous level of physical activity. The IPAQ with an additional question (Is physical activity necessary for your future job?) was used to evaluate the recognition and the amount of physical activity.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was completed by 191 university students. Abstract Purpose: This study was to the investigate recognition of physical activity between physical therapy students (PTS) and non-physical therapy students (NPTS) by measuring the level of physical activity using International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ).