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Objective: To assess and compare the attitude towards physical activity (PA) in midcareer doctors and midcareerphysical therapists (age 24-35 years old) and to assess their common barriers found against physical activity(PA). Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 376 midcareer doctors and midcareer physical therapists at different tertiary care hospitals was conducted. The participants were surveyed regarding their physical activity (PA)habits and barrier to physical activity (PA) through self-administered questionnaire. Fisher’s exact test was usedto find the association between doctors and physical therapist and their attitude towards physical activity andbarriers. Results: Walking was found to be most sought after physical activity among both doctors and physical therapists among barriers of lack of time and company was found to be most common barrier against planned structured physical activity (exercise). Conclusion: The results of the study concluded that midcareer doctors and physical therapist are not performing planned structured physical activity because of barriers like lack of time and lack of company yet they prefer walking as a form of leisure activity in comparison of other activities like gardening and swimming etc.