The present study aimed at investigating the quality of life (QL) of surfers in regards to their engagement with regular physical activity. The convenience sample was composed of 202 surfers, with mean age of 25,9±7,5 years. The survey method chosen for this research was a self-completion questionnaire. The majority of surfers from our sample are single (82%), have completed secondary school (64%), are economically situated in „B‟ class (61%), are engaged in physical activities regularly and are considered very physically active (83.2%). The QL was considered good to very good, varying from 59.8% to 77%. The social domain received the highest score and the physical the lowest. There was a weak association between the QL domains and the physical activity components (r=-0,105 - r=0,114), with no significance found between the two. This result indicated that the QL, in the present study, was not influenced by the practice of physical activities. Possibly, for the sampled surfers, other habits contribute more significantly to their QL.
Surf; Physical activity; Quality of life
