Background: Physical activity is essential for maintaining good health, preventing chronic diseases, and improving overall well-being. However, due to increasing occupational demands and sedentary work patterns, many professionals fail to achieve recommended levels of physical activity. Physiotherapy academicians, despite having knowledge regarding exercise and health promotion, often spend prolonged hours in teaching, computer work, research, and administrative activities, which may contribute to physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour.

Aim: To find out the percentage of sedentary lifestyle among physiotherapy professors.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of sedentary lifestyle among physiotherapy professors using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

Methodology: An observational study was conducted among physiotherapy professors across Maharashtra over a duration of 6 months. A total of 65 participants fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included using convenient sampling. Demographic data were collected, and physical activity levels were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics in SPSS version 20 and presented as frequencies, percentages, and diagrams.

Results: Among the 65 participants, 72.3% were female and 27.7% were male. The findings showed that 55.4% (n=36) of participants were physically inactive, whereas only 44.6% (n=29) were physically active. The mean duration of sitting time was 243.97 minutes per day, indicating a relatively sedentary lifestyle among participants. Participants performed vigorous activity for a mean of 2.27 days per week and moderate activity for 2.63 days per week. The Chi-square test demonstrated a statistically significant association between the studied variables (χ² = 7.28, p = 0.0069).