Abstract
Purpose of the research is to examine the university teachers’ health and physical activities regarding their academic competencies. Major objectives of the research were (a) to identify health problems of teachers at university level that affects academic competencies of university teachers and (b) to evaluate educational betterment through physical balance. This research is descriptive in nature and questionnaire was used as source of collecting data. Population of the present research comprised all the teachers and professionals of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur and Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan. Sample of the study was 580 university teachers selected from the population by using random sampling technique. In the light of the analysis of the study it was found that the university teachers in Pakistan do not adopt proper physical exercise program. They were less interested to burn their extra calories and face diseases such as cramping, contraction of the muscles, diabetics and stomach diseases. This study recommends that seminars/workshops may be held by University establishment; to develop overall awareness among the teachers.
Keyword(s)
Physical maintenance, Academic competence, anxiety, depression