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Changes in the amount and intensity of physical activity pre and post covid-19 confinement
Retos-Nuevas Tendencias En Educacion Fisica Deporte Y Recreacion ; - (46):545-551, 2022.
Article in English | Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1980326
ABSTRACT

Background:

Physical inactivity has increased with the confinement decreed by some countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but changes in the lifestyle of the population after confinement are unknown.

Purpose:

The aim of this study is to evaluate how the lifestyle and physical activity (PA) habits of the population have changed during the pandemic after confinement and to identify the groups that may have undergone the greatest changes.

Methods:

The pre-confinement sample were 4160, and post-confinement sample were 2553 healthy adults (age 18-65 years) residing in Spain answered the international PA questionnaire short (IPAQ-S), the first one between 23 March and 1 April and the second one in June of 2020. Data analysis was carried out taking into consideration meeting general PA recommendations post-confinement, age and gender.

Results:

Regarding the difference in the levels of PA of the studied population, a reduction of 4.56% was observed in vigorous physical activity (VPA), an increase of 22.15% in moderate PA (MPA) and a walking time increasing of 17.06%. In workers and students there was a significant reduction in VPA and an increase in MPA, and only the group of non-workers increased their sitting time. Significant reductions in VPA were observed in the age groups around 18-d-34 years, with an increase in MPA both in these groups and in 35-d-44 years. In the oldest (e-55 -<65) no significant variations were observed. The percent of people fulfilling the 75 min/week of VPA recommendation decreased by 5.4% while the percent of people who reached 150 min/week of MPA barely changed (2.7%).

Conclusion:

Healthy adults, especially young people, have reduced the amount of self-reported daily VPA and increased the amount of daily MPA and walking during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Type of study: Experimental Studies Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Retos-Nuevas Tendencias En Educacion Fisica Deporte Y Recreacion Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Type of study: Experimental Studies Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Retos-Nuevas Tendencias En Educacion Fisica Deporte Y Recreacion Year: 2022 Document Type: Article