A STUDY ON AWARENESS OF THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELL BEING OF WOMEN FACULTY MEMBERS
Keywords:
Sedentary lifestyle, physical activity, job performance, workplace, faculty membersAbstract
In this technological era, most of the jobs are associated with sedentary lifestyle. The teaching profession often
requires mental skills compared to physical skills. Due to hectic job commitments, faculty members spend less
time on their physical activity. This study finds the awareness of the physical activity and its contribution to the
well being of women faculty members. Descriptive research design has been adopted and convenience sampling
method was used. The data was collected through online survey. The completed questionnaire received was 65.
Analysis was done with the help of SPSS. The findings of the study were that different age group of respondent
find different ways to be physically active in life. The time spent for physical activity may vary between single
and married women. The study suggested that physical activity can be involved with fun and enjoyable through
aerobics, dances, gardening, playing with kids, walking with friends etc., Exercise not only helps to be
physically active but also increases the job performance in the workplace.