Impact of COVID-19 confinement on the time and intensity of physical activity in the Spanish population
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Background The lockdown and social distancing caused by COVID-19 may influence common healthy behaviour. Due to the unprecedent worldwide confinement in which Spain has been one of the most affected with severe rules governing confinement, physical activity and sedentarism may change due to prolonged stays at home. The aim of this study is to evaluate how physical activity and sedentary time have changed during confinement in the Spanish population. Methods 3800 healthy adults (age ≥ 18 - ≤64 years) residing in Spain were asked during confinement. Sociodemographic data and self-reported physical activity data were collected twice by an International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short (IPAQ-S) between 23rd March and 1st April, and the analysis was carried out considering the achievement of general physical activity recommendations, different age ranges and baseline physical activity levels. Results Physical activity decreased significantly during confinement in all population. Vigorous activities and walking time decreased by 16.8% (p-value > 0.001) and 58.2% (p-value > 0.001) respectively, whereas sedentary time increased by 23.8% (p-value > 0.001). The fulfilment of 75 min/week of vigorous activity recommendation decreased by 10.7% (p-value < 0.001) while the amount of people who reached to 150 min/week of moderate activity barely changed (1.4%, (p-value 0.117)). The group that performed more vigorous physical activities before confinement showed the greatest decrease (30.5%, p-value > 0.001). Men reduced more the time in vigorous activity than women (21% vs 9%, respectively) who even increased time in moderate physical activity by 11% (p-value < 0.05) and showed less increase in sitting time than men (35% vs 25.3%, respectively). Young people and students showed the highest decrease in all physical activities. Conclusions The Spanish adult population, especially young people, students and very active men, decreased daily physical activity and increased sedentary time during COVID-19 confinement.
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Social distancing has reduced levels of physical activity, which could negatively impact physical health.
“The social distancing has reduced the levels of physical activity, which could have a negative impact on physical health (43, 44).”
From Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Health in Older People: Mental and Physical Effects and Recommendations (2020) · cites this paper as [44]
Social distancing due to COVID-19 could lead to negative consequences for the physical health of older adults, caused by decreased physical activity levels due to restriction of social participation.
“This review has reported that social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to negative consequences for the physical health of older adults. This is caused by the decrease of physical activity levels due to the total or partial restriction of social participation in community groups and family activities during the pandemic (42, 43, 44).”
From Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Health in Older People: Mental and Physical Effects and Recommendations (2020) · cites this paper as [44]
Physical activity was highly decreased during confinement in all population, especially vigorous activities and walking time.
“Castañeda-Babarro et al (44) observed that the physical activity was highly decreased during confinement in all population, especially the vigorous activities and walking time.”
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- Authors
- Castañeda-Babarro, A., Arbillaga-Etxarri, A., Gutiérrez-Santamaria, B., & Coca, A.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Deusto (ES)
- Universidad de Deusto
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- 2020-05-06
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- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Keywords
- COVID-19 lockdown, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sitting time, high-intensity exercise, walking, physical activity guidelines, sex differences, age differences, Spanish adults
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