BACKGROUND: Italy early experienced one of the most suffering impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of number of cases and death toll. Progressively, more compelling national restrictions hardened citizens' lifestyle and habits, including limiting mobility and outdoor physical activity (PA ). In a second phase, people were allowed to perform outdoor activities close to their houses and thereafter motor or sports activity were gradually reintroduced. These drastic changes raised the question on how to cope and exploit the residual oppor tunities of PA under circumstances of home confinement. METHODS: International Physical Activity Questionnaires were administered to 1568 youngsters from North-western Italian high schools, before, during, and after lockdown enacted by Italian Government to contrast the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: Student's PA levels were significantly different before (1676.37±20.6 MET-min/week) and after (1774.50±33.93 MET-min/week) the governmental restrictions (TIME effect: F=3.49; ηp2=0.005 P=0.03). There was a significant TIME∗CATEGORY interaction effect (F=8.37; ηp2=0.021; P<0.001). In particular, only highly active students (>2520 MET-min/week) increased their PA during (3467.48±55.85 MET-min/ week) and after (3515.73±65.75 MET-min/week) the lockdown measures with respect to their baseline levels (3151.43±42.41 MET-min/week). CONCLUSIONS: Lockdown measures, including isolation, impacted negatively on the PA levels of the already inactive or moderately active young population. Government actions should enhance strategies to control physical inactivity during pandemics like COVID-19.

Physical activity levels across COVID-19 outbreak in youngsters of Northwestern Lombardy / Tornaghi, M.; Lovecchio, N.; Vandoni, M.; Chirico, A.; Codella, R.. - In: JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. - ISSN 0022-4707. - 61:7(2021), pp. 971-976. [10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11600-1]

Physical activity levels across COVID-19 outbreak in youngsters of Northwestern Lombardy

Chirico A.;
2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Italy early experienced one of the most suffering impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of number of cases and death toll. Progressively, more compelling national restrictions hardened citizens' lifestyle and habits, including limiting mobility and outdoor physical activity (PA ). In a second phase, people were allowed to perform outdoor activities close to their houses and thereafter motor or sports activity were gradually reintroduced. These drastic changes raised the question on how to cope and exploit the residual oppor tunities of PA under circumstances of home confinement. METHODS: International Physical Activity Questionnaires were administered to 1568 youngsters from North-western Italian high schools, before, during, and after lockdown enacted by Italian Government to contrast the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: Student's PA levels were significantly different before (1676.37±20.6 MET-min/week) and after (1774.50±33.93 MET-min/week) the governmental restrictions (TIME effect: F=3.49; ηp2=0.005 P=0.03). There was a significant TIME∗CATEGORY interaction effect (F=8.37; ηp2=0.021; P<0.001). In particular, only highly active students (>2520 MET-min/week) increased their PA during (3467.48±55.85 MET-min/ week) and after (3515.73±65.75 MET-min/week) the lockdown measures with respect to their baseline levels (3151.43±42.41 MET-min/week). CONCLUSIONS: Lockdown measures, including isolation, impacted negatively on the PA levels of the already inactive or moderately active young population. Government actions should enhance strategies to control physical inactivity during pandemics like COVID-19.
2021
COVID-19; Exercise; Physical distancing
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Physical activity levels across COVID-19 outbreak in youngsters of Northwestern Lombardy / Tornaghi, M.; Lovecchio, N.; Vandoni, M.; Chirico, A.; Codella, R.. - In: JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. - ISSN 0022-4707. - 61:7(2021), pp. 971-976. [10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11600-1]
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