The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on pro and advanced cycling athletes: A cross-sectional study in Poland
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected different communities, yet the data on its impact on cyclists, is scarce. Material and methods: The present study assessed the training patterns of pro and advanced amateur cycling athletes in Poland (n=130) during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic season and in relation to their epidemiological situation and quality of life factors. Results: The volume and weekly frequency of training was not decreased during the pandemic. However, their High-Intensity Interval Trainings (weekly 31.6 vs. 37.0 min, p=0.004) and maximum weekly Training Stress Score (660 vs. 715, p=0.001) decreased. Compared to uninfected cyclists, those who contracted the SARS-CoV-2 registered a higher score in the somatic, social and environmental domain of the WHO-QoL questionnaire (56.1 vs. 50.6, p=0.024; 74.1 vs. 63.6, p=0.032 and 72.5 vs. 65.9, p=0.018, respectively); no changes were observed in the psychologic domain Change in the weekly frequency of training, volume, time spent in >90% and 80-90% of HRmax (min) correlated positively only with the somatic domain of the WHO-QoL. The training pattern of cyclists who experienced death to COVID-19 among their relatives remained unaffected, but they presented a lower psychologic domain in the WHO-QoL (64.5 vs. 69.2, p=0.02). Conclusions: Cycling pro and advanced amateurs maintained their volume and frequency of training but reduced its intensity during the pandemic compared to 2019. Changes were more likely to be affected by their physical status than by their psychogenic condition. The pandemic had a limited effect on the training pattern of cycling athletes.
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Physical activity was strongly associated with a reduced risk of severe COVID-19 complications among infected adults.
“Physical activity was also strongly associated with a reduced risk of severe COVID-19 complications among infected adults [24,25,26].”
From The Effect of Vinyasa Yoga Practice on the Well-Being of Breast-Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic (2023) · cites this paper as [26]
The Results (Training patterns; page unavailable) report that infected cyclists had mild or no symptoms and recovered without severe complications. The paper does not compare complication risk by physical-activity level or establish a strong association among infected adults generally. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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- Authors
- Rzymski, P., Rzymski, P., Burzynski, B., Jurys, T., Knapik, M., & Rzymska, I.
- Affiliations
- Department of Mothers' and Child's Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Gynecologic and Obstetrical University Hospital, Polna St 33, 60-535 Poznan, Poland
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PL)
- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical Universit of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
- Medical University of Silesia (PL)
- Venue
- Archives of Medical Science
- Publisher
- Termedia Sp. z.o.o.
- Published
- 2022-10-28
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 110-120
- ISSN
- 1734-1922 (ISSN-L)
- 1896-9151
- PMC
- PMC11969512
- OpenAlex
- W4307700584
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 0.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
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- Archives of Medical Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, cyclists, professional cyclists, training patterns, high-intensity interval training, quality of life, exercise intensity, Poland
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