Examination of the relationship between physical activity levels and life qualities of teachers who teaches in secondary education institutions (Batman province sample)

Aim: The Purpose of this research is to compare the relationship between the physical activity levels and quality of life of teachers working in secondary education institutions. Material and Method: A total of 331 secondary school teachers, including 205 men and 126 women from various branches, participated in our study in Batman province and secondary education institutions. The teachers who participated in the research were descriptive such as gender, age range, branch, chronic disease, and what if this disease was present. "International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form" for determining information and physical activity levels and "Nottingham Health Profile" questionnaires were applied for their quality of life. The statistical analysis of the data was done by using SPSS 20.0 program, and non-parametric tests such as Kruskal-Wallis, Mann Whitney U Test and Spearman Cholera test were used because the data were not normally distributed. Results: 6.6% of secondary education teachers who participated in the study had a chronic illness, physical activity level according to gender, quality of life according to age groups, physical skill level of special talent teacher compared to other branch teacher and significant differences in quality of life (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in other parameters and in the relationship between physical activity level and life satisfaction (p> 0.05). Conclusion: As a result of the researches, it has been concluded that the level of physical activity affects the level of physical activity of the gender and special talent teachers and the other branch teachers, the quality of life is affected by the age group, and there is no significant relationship between the level of secondary school teachers' physical activity. Keywords: Quality of Life, Physical Activity Level, Secondary Education, Teacher.