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This study analyzed archived data from a previous large-scale survey study on multiple health-risk behaviors among Chinese adults in Hong Kong between 21 June and 31 August 2021. In addition, this study examined participants' perceptions of the risks associated with their behaviors, their attitudes toward adopting healthy behaviors, and the impact of COVID-19 on their health-risk behaviors. A total of 4605 participants who had at least one health-risk behavior were included in the analysis. The results showed that about half of the participants were unaware that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can be caused by health-risk behaviors such as tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, physical inactivity, and an unhealthy diet. More than half of the participants did not have regular body checkups or monitor their physical health at home. Many participants paid more attention to their health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but few made changes to their unhealthy habits or adopted a healthier lifestyle. Of the 704 smokers, 60.9% did not realize that smoking increases the risk of transmitting COVID-19 to others. Only 32.2% and 11.9% smokers had the intention to quit smoking and reduced their cigarette consumption, respectively. Additionally, 13.6% reported that their daily cigarette consumption had increased, and 78.8% changed their smoking behavior during the pandemic. Healthcare professionals must educate the public about the association between health-risk behaviors and NCDs and between COVID-19 and NCDs. The government should formulate a long-term plan to strengthen the primary healthcare system and address the challenges posed by the rising prevalence of NCDs.
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COVID-19 , Humans , Adult , COVID-19/epidemiology , Pandemics , East Asian People , Health Behavior , Risk-TakingABSTRACT
Previous research has established attitudinal and behavioral health variations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, but scholarship on the religious antecedents associated with these outcomes has only recently gained momentum. Rhetoric from some leading conservative Protestants in the U.S. has underplayed the threat of the pandemic and may have contributed to unhealthy pandemic behaviors within this faith tradition. Moreover, previous inquiries have revealed that conservative Protestantism's otherworldly focus can thwart personal and community health. We use nationally representative data to test the hypotheses that, compared with other religious groups and the non-religious, conservative Protestants will tend to (1) perceive the pandemic as less threatening and (2) engage in riskier pandemic lifestyles. These hypotheses are generally supported net of confounding factors. We conclude that affiliation with a conservative Protestant denomination can undermine public health among this faith tradition's adherents and may therefore compromise general health and well-being during a pandemic. We discuss the implications of these findings, offer recommendations for pandemic health promotion among conservative Protestants, and delineate promising avenues for future research on this important topic.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the quality of life (QoL), daily lifestyle, and mental health of people suffering from a mental disorder. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the prolongation of the COVID-19 emergency on QoL and lifestyles in a sample of 100 outpatients at the Psychiatry Unit in Palermo University Hospital, Italy. QoL was measured through the 12-item Short Form Survey and the COV19-Impact on Quality of Life. Lifestyle changes during the pandemic were measured through the lifestyle change questionnaire. The majority of participants reported a great impact of COVID-19 on the QoL, and almost half reported worsened lifestyles. Worsened lifestyles were predictive of both poor mental and physical health related QoL. These results suggest that people with mental illness need interventions targeting lifestyles, and the mental health service in Italy should adjust to the ongoing pandemic, developing virtual treatments.
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Teachers who work in educational establishments either as classroom teachers or in management positions and who are also studying for a postgraduate degree must make an additional effort to perform in all roles;This, added to the changes required as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile, I urge you to deploy adaptation strategies to this new scenario;Therefore, this article aims to characterize the lifestyle of professors who take a Postgraduate course in universities in central and southern Chile, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The survey was used as a research technique through the FANTASTIC questionnaire. The study population was 69 professors, who during the year 2021 were studying a Postgraduate degree at Chilean universities, in the Ñuble, Bio-Bio, O'Higgins, La Araucanía, Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions. The main findings indicate that according to the score obtained in the FANTASTIC questionnaire, the percentage distribution that characterizes the lifestyle of the study subjects is over 50%, for indicators associated with a lifestyle considered adequate. 40.6% "Good job, you are on the right track" and 15.9% "Adequate, you are fine", however, it was found that 34.8% obtain "Somewhat low, you could improve" evidencing that the group studied, in the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, maintains a lifestyle that is within acceptable ranges. Key words: Life Style- COVID-19- postgraduate students- Alternate :Los profesores que trabajan en establecimientos educacionales ya sea como docentes de aula o en cargos de gestión y que además estudian un postgrado deben hacer un esfuerzo adicional para rendir en todos los roles;esto, sumado a los cambios obligados como consecuencia de la Pandemia por COVID-19 en Chile, los insto a desplegar estrategias de adaptación a este nuevo escenario;por lo tanto el presente artículo pretende caracterizar el estilo de vida de profesores que cursan un Postgrado en universidades del centro y sur de Chile, en periodo de pandemia por COVID-19. Se utilizó como técnica de investigación la encuesta a través del cuestionario FANTÁSTICO. La población del estudio fueron 69 profesores, que durante el año 2021 estaban cursando un Postgrado en universidades chilenas, en las regiones del Ñuble, Bio-Bio, O´Higgins, La Araucanía, Los Ríos y Los Lagos. Los principales hallazgos, indican que de acuerdo con el puntaje obtenido en el cuestionario FANTÁSTICO, la distribución porcentual que caracteriza el estilo de vida de los sujetos de estudio es sobre un 50%, para indicadores asociados a un estilo de vida considerado adecuado. Un 40,6% "Buen trabajo, estas en el camino correcto” y el 15,9% "Adecuado, estas bien”, sin embargo, se encontró que el 34.8% obtiene "Algo bajo, podrías mejorar” evidenciando que el grupo estudiado, en periodo de pandemia por COVID-19, mantiene un estilo de vida que se encuentra en los rangos aceptables.Alternate :Os professores que atuam em estabelecimentos de ensino, seja como docentes presenciais ou em cargos de direção, e que também estejam cursando pós-graduação devem fazer um esforço adicional para desempenhar todas as funções;Isto, somado às mudanças impostas pela Pandemia do COVID-19 no Chile, exorto-vos a implementar estratégias de adaptação a este novo cenário;Portanto, este artigo tem como objetivo caracterizar o estilo de vida dos professores que estão cursando um curso de pós-graduação em universidades do centro e sul do Chile, no período da pandemia do COVID-19. A pesquisa foi utilizada como técnica de pesquisa por meio do questionário FANTASTIC. A população do estudo foi de 69 professores, que em 2021 estavam cursando um curso de pós-graduação em universidades chilenas, nas regiões de Ñuble, Bio-Bio, O'Higgins, La Araucanía, Los Ríos e Los Lagos. Os principais achados indicam que, de acordo com a pontuação obtida no questionário FANTASTIC, a distribuição percentual que caracteriza o estilo de vida dos sujeitos do estudo é superior a 50%, para indicadores associados um estilo de vida considerado adequado. 40,6% "Bom trabalho, você está no caminho certo” e 15,9% "Adequado, você está bem”, entretanto, verificou-se que 34,8% obtiveram "Um pouco baixo, você poderia melhorar” evidenciando que o grupo estudado, no período da pandemia de COVID-19, mantém um estilo de vida dentro dos limites aceitáveis. Palavras-chave: Estilos de Vida- Estudantes de Pós-Graduação - Instituição de Ensino Superior- COVID-19.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to determine the antecedents of obesity among the younger generation of Indians (Generation Y) from a psychological and lifestyle consumer perspective. The study also investigates the moderating role of demography on the body mass index (BMI) of Indian youths.Design/methodology/approachThe study initially develops a conceptual model, stemming from an extensive theoretical research, and subsequently validates this using structural equation modeling (SEM) technique with a sample size of 1,242 Indian youths.FindingsThe study concludes that consumers' food habits (FH) and physical activity (PA) positively impact consumers' physical health (PH), which influences their BMI levels (BLs). Anxiety (AX), depression (DE), stress (ST), peer pressure (PP) and work pressure (WP) impact individuals' mental health (MH), which also influences their BLs. Finally, there is a significant moderating impact of demographic factors, such as age (AG), gender (GE) and income levels (ILs) on the relationship between individuals' physical and MH and individuals' BLs.Research limitations/implicationsThis study proposes a new model which highlights the issue of youth consumer obesity from the psychological and lifestyle perspectives. The model is effective as it has a high explanative power of 73%. The study investigates consumer obesity from emerging market like India perspective, but the study does not examine consumer food consumption behavior and obesity from developed market perspective.Practical implicationsYouth obesity could be considered a global pandemic, and obesity rates among the Indian youth are also increasing. This study provides valuable inputs and understanding of consumer markets to policy makers, consumer protection institutions, organizations related to the food and beverage industry, healthcare workers and consumers themselves regarding the antecedents of youth obesity (BL) in developing and emerging markets.Originality/valueThe study adds value to the body of literature related to consumer obesity, FH, consumer psychology and lifestyle through findings that are new in terms of findings' specificity, contextual focus and explication. Moreover, the study extends the cognitive theory of DE and the theory of planned behavior (TPB). The research effectively offers significant theoretical and practicable market knowledge to both scholars and marketing practitioners, as well as policy makers and institutions dealing with youth obesity, particularly in emerging markets.
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A documentary review was carried out on the production and publication of research papers on the study of the variables post-COVID sequelae and their influence on the lifestyles of older adults. The purpose of the bibliometric analysis proposed in this document is to know the main characteristics of the volume of publications registered in the Scopus database during the period 2020-2021, achieving the identification of 763 publications. The information provided by this platform was organized using tables and figures, categorizing the information by Year of Publication, Country of Origin, Area of Knowledge and Type of Publication. Once these characteristics were described, a qualitative analysis was used to refer to the position of different authors on the proposed topic. Among the main findings of this research, it is found that the United States, with 209 publications, was the country with the highest scientific production registered in the name of authors affiliated with institutions of that country. The area of knowledge that made the greatest contribution to the construction of bibliographic material referring to the study of post-COVID sequelae and their influence on the lifestyles of older adults was Medicine with 636 published documents, and the type of publication that was most used during the period indicated above was the journal article, which represents 89% of the total scientific production.
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People across the globe have been showing tremendous enthusiasm as far as adopting a process-based fitness workout is concerned. There are various ways of keeping oneself fit and fine even during the most hectic daily schedules. Since the last few decades, High Intensity Interval Training, popularly abbreviated as HIIT, has found its place among the citizens of different regions as one of the finest ways of keeping one healthy and sportive. In India, the millennials have been steadily accepting this popular form of workout thanks to their exposure to various media. However, the workout place becomes an important consideration due to various reasons including the impact of COVID pandemic restrictions. The current study is an attempt to bring out the factors behind the preference of HIIT in offering the people a systematic workout process choosing an appropriate place. Conducted in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in Odisha, the focus of the study was to understand the role played by social media while guiding the millennials to maintain a change with the adoption of HIIT emerging as a trendy workout process. Six factors emerged from the study and the results of its corresponding analysis with the preferred workout places can help the professionals and trainers of HIIT to devise innovative methods to make the workout practice popular and preferred in developing markets.
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Wellness in different forms is growing in importance in the lifestyles of many travelers, therefore the offer side is constantly innovating and increasing its appealing products and services. DMOs should support these providers in reaching their target markets, which represents the purpose of this paper. It is well known, branding is one of the key tools in communicating the attractiveness of a tourist destination. The main research question which reflects the aim is: how are DMOs incorporating the concept of wellness in their destination branding marketing activities? This problem is researched on the examples of Croatian and Malta island destinations.
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One of the diseases still suffered by many Indonesian people, especially in the city of Depok, is respiratory disease. Currently, respiratory tract disease is a case with a high number of sufferers. An effort to handle these cases is to provide counseling and education for the community. This education aims to enable people to apply a healthy lifestyle independently and prevent various types of diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this role was somewhat difficult to carry out due to limited movement and space. As a solution to this problem, the part of information technology is crucial. One is utilizing multimedia technology as a medium for health education for the community, namely animation. Animation can describe and visualize something so that information can be presented clearly and visually. This study aims to develop animation as a medium of health education for the community, especially in respiratory health. The animation video was generated using the MDLC (Multimedia Development Life Cycle) method. The resulting animated video can inform the public about health that focuses on the health of the respiratory system. 85 % of users stated that this animated video helps them to understand the material presented. © 2022 IEEE.
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Lifestyle interventions focusing on prenatal physical activity (PA) and healthy nutritional habits can carry forward into the postpartum period. As many health resources, like PA facilities and postpartum support groups, were inaccessible due to the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions, it may be plausible that individuals who participated in a prenatal lifestyle intervention continued engaging in positive health behaviours on their own. This study explored experiences of postpartum individuals during the pandemic who had engaged in a prenatal PA and nutrition program prior to COVID-19. Semi-structured interviews were completed with postpartum individuals following a qualitative description approach. The study objectives were to identify and summarize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PA and nutritional behaviours postpartum, and the role of previous participation in a prenatal lifestyle intervention, pre-pandemic, on PA and nutritional habits during postpartum quarantine restrictions. Thirteen participants completed interviews and reported that overall, PA levels stayed the same however, there was a change in PA type, as walking became the prominent choice of PA. Diet became more limited and involved a great deal of meal planning. Participation in a prenatal lifestyle intervention prior to the pandemic positively impacted PA and nutritional habits postpartum during COVID-19 restrictions. Specifically, it enabled individuals to implement walking as a daily PA habit and encouraged important concepts such as mindful eating and meal planning. Prenatal lifestyle interventions can be beneficial in establishing healthy postpartum habits, even during pandemic restrictions.
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BACKGROUND: Obesity and its related cardiovascular-metabolic diseases are growing public health concerns. Despite global attention to obesity, its prevalence is steeply increasing in developing countries, especially in children and adolescents. Eating behaviours and physical activity are modifiable risk factors for obesity that can variably be shaped by families. Eating behaviours and physical activity are especially important during adolescence, given its significance as a foundational period for developing healthy lifestyles. This qualitative study aimed to explore barriers and opportunities around creating healthy lifestyles among adolescents in Indonesia, focussing on family environments from diverse socio-demographic backgrounds. METHOD: In-depth interviews using a semi-structured guide were undertaken with consecutively recruited 10-18-year-old adolescents with overweight or obesity, and their parents, from three different sites: urban (Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia), peri-urban (West Java Province) and rural (Banten Province). Thematic analysis was used to identify patterns of meaning. RESULTS: Nineteen dyads were interviewed. Thematic analysis revealed four themes: limited knowledge of healthy lifestyles; healthy lifestyles not a concern of daily life; limited parenting skills, including inequity around gender roles; and aspects of availability and accessibility. These interconnected barriers influenced lifestyle practices at home within the context of daily preferences and decisions around food and activities. Gender role inequity and healthy food accessibility were more prominent in rural families than in those from urban or peri-urban settings. CONCLUSIONS: Healthy lifestyles in adolescence may be supported by strategies to enhance parenting skills, build individual motivation, and support the development of more enabling environments.
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The purpose of this paper is to reveal a set of new results obtained from an ongoing investigation focused on the way that the particular characteristics which are inherent to 'wannabe' digital nomads' activities contribute to the sustainability of the whole digital nomad ecosystem. In line with the premise of this research, we assume the importance of understanding the impacts that are being felt in the personal knowledge management ecology practices and routines of digital nomads as experienced by a specific online population (i.e., Reddit user base), together with a deep and wide examination of their preferences and expectations regarding the technology-mediated work-life issues that exert a direct influence on the digital nomad community. To this end, we gathered and further processed text posts and comments from users in the '/r/digitalnomad' subreddit. From a sociotechnical standpoint, the empirical data extracted from this sample population about the wannabe/how to be digital nomad symbiotic ecosystem can provide insightful information for researchers worldwide about future design-level interventions. © 2022 IEEE.
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This research analyzed the confinement due to covid-19 and the lifestyles of the students of the Faculty of Obstetrics of the Hermilio Valdizán National Universi-ty. We worked with a sample of 104 students, the technique used was the online survey with valid and reliable instruments. Results: 96% of the students reported having had a total confinement, 85.6% of the students have had healthy lifestyles. Finally, finding the p value of 0.039 less than 0.05, it is affirmed that the confinement due to covid-19 influences the lifestyles of the students. © GKA Ediciones, authors.
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Providing health education to patients is one of the competencies that nurses develop during training because of its critical role in managing lifestyle diseases. However, novice nurses ' ability to render health education once they are in the workplace is underreported. The study aimed to determine novice nurses' competence in giving patients health education. One hospital in the eThekwini district in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa formed the setting of this study in which a quantitative, descriptive design was used. Hence, a questionnaire was utilized as a data-gathering tool among purposively sampled 125 nurses in supervisory roles. The data were statistically analyzed and presented in tables and figures. The results showed the respondents perceived the novice nurses as competent in planning and giving health education to patients. The novice nurses' shortcoming was that less attention was paid to family involvement in giving health education and giving health education at the patient's level of understanding based on their educational level. The study contributes knowledge on the importance of the competence of novice nurses in giving health education as a strategy to tackle lifestyle diseases.
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A healthy lifestyle is a way of living that helps to keep and improve people's health and well-being. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential and a great way to combat many health issues, especially in preparation for the upcoming post-pandemic COVID-19 era. Some studies suggested that animals play a role in spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to people. It is thus believed people should be eating more plant-based and less meat diets. Although the development of computer-graphics animation has significantly affected learning media development, there is a lack of evaluative evidence on how it might effectively motivate diet shifts. Therefore, this study explores and analyzes the crucial factors influencing the deliverability and engagement of computer-graphics animation as a learning media to enhance knowledge and promote a plant-based diet. A structured interview, with both closed and open-ended questions, is conducted on various groups of respondents. The analysis results can serve as a guideline for advancing learning media and a basis for future development and research strategies in healthy eating promotion in general. © 2022 IEEE.
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This study empirically analyzes the effects of four lifestyles of office workers (work and life balance, you only live once (YOLO), minimal life, and staycation), which have been changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, on organizational effectiveness (measured by job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and organizational citizenship behavior). A questionnaire survey was conducted over four months through a global research firm. In total, 649 valid questionnaires were collected. A structural equation model analysis was performed on valid samples using SmartPLS statistics. The results were as follows: (1) Work and life balance, YOLO, and minimal life had a statistically significant positive effect on job satisfaction. (2) Minimal life had a statistically significant positive effect on organizational commitment. (3) Work and life balance, and staycation had statistically significant positive effects on organizational citizenship behavior. (4) Job satisfaction had a statistically significant positive effect on organizational commitment. (5) Job satisfaction and organizational commitment had a statistically significant positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior. This is the first empirical study to focus on four lifestyles (work-life balance, YOLO, minimal life, and staycation). The results show that job satisfaction was affected the most by YOLO,' that organizational commitment was affected the most by minimal life, and that organizational citizenship behavior was affected the most by work-life balance.
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The aim of this research was to analyze the lifestyles of adults from Spanish-speaking countries in South America during the COVID-19 pandemic using a cross-sectional, analytical, and multicenter study. The target population was composed of people aged 18 and older who resided in South America during the pandemic; the final sample comprised 16,811 participants who were predominantly female, with ages ranging from 18 to 79 years. The results showed that approximately six out of ten respondents did not engage in any physical activity; only one in four respondents indicated that their diet was sufficient and balanced; and most washed their hands frequently and showered every day. Regarding the type of isolation, half reported that it was voluntary and the rest mandatory or restricted. Regarding mobility, six out of ten surveyed leave their residence on a weekly basis. Regarding the use of personal protective equipment, the majority used masks and a smaller proportion used gloves. In conclusion, the majority of respondents did not perform any physical activity; moreover, one in four reported having a sufficient balanced diet. We therefore recommend an improvement of public policies to promote better lifestyles in South America, in particular the reorientation of the health system to prevent similar situations.
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COVID-19 , Adult , Humans , Female , Male , Cross-Sectional Studies , COVID-19/epidemiology , Pandemics , South America/epidemiology , Life StyleABSTRACT
[...]frequent blood glucose monitoring and change in anti-diabetic drugs may be necessary to achieve good glycemic control. [...]it is important for both diabetic and hypertensives to strictly adhere to their prescribed medications and follow general COVID preventive measures to avoid COVID-19 infections and related complications. Medications of few patients (18%) were changed due to various reasons such as variations in blood pressure and blood sugar, adverse effect older drugs and also due to non-availability of medications during lockdown. DISCUSSION The present study has shown that lockdown has significantly reduced medication adherence and compliance and there was lack of access for consultation, blood sugar, and blood pressure monitoring.
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Guided by the socio-ecological model, the aim of this study was to investigate the predictive strengths of individual, social, and physical environmental factors toward different intensities of physical activity (PA;vigorous PA, moderate PA, walking) and sedentary behavior (SB) among college students. A cross-sectional research design was used. There were 287 college students (Mage = 20.75 ± 2.91;54% female) recruited from a public research university in the Southwestern United States. Participants completed previously validated questionnaires assessing their PA, SB, and perceptions of self-efficacy, social support, and physical environment variables. Correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were performed to examine the associations and the relative contributions of those individual, social, and physical environmental factors to PA and SB, respectively. The findings indicated that self-efficacy, social support from friends, and convenience of using exercise facilities were positively correlated with vigorous PA. Self-efficacy and physical environmental factor such as convenience of using exercise facilities were significantly associated with students’ moderate PA. Physical environmental factors, including convenience of using exercise facilities, satisfaction with neighborhood services, ease of walking to public transportation stop, and detached single-family residence were significantly related to walking, while only detached single-family residence was associated to SB. The results highlight PA interventions may do well to focus on the promotion of individual and environmental variables to increase PA in college students. More evidence is needed to determine the relationships between social ecological factors and SB.
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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a huge shift in the lifestyle patterns of the entire global population. The pandemic led to a regression in the overall health of an individual, be it physical, mental, or social well-being. Being physically active not only keeps the mind calm but also reduces the risk of disease. A healthy adult should work out at least 75 minutes a week. Getting infected by a virus like the COVID-19 virus indicated the abstinence írom working out and exercising for a certain time period due to a significant effect on the stamina and overall health of individuals. According to the study conducted, 22.7% of the respondents did not undertake any form of physical exercise before getting infected with the virus but it reduced to 11.3% post-COVID infection, this has been correlated with the time required to rest before resuming the exercise regime after recovering. It is also seen that there has been a significant reduction in the stamina of 39% of the respondents due to the infection with the virus. The perspective of the population on the importance of various forms of physical exercises such as breathing exercises, yoga, etc. was also assessed. The aftermath of the viral outbreak on the physical activity of the population should not be disregarded.