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Decline in Vigorous Physical Activity in Young Adults during the Second Lockdown caused by COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of CRO-PALS follow-up study

This study aimed to explore the difference in physical activity (PA) level between the first and second lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic in young adults. This study is a part of a follow-up CRO- PALS longitudinal study conducted on young adults (21–23 y.o., n=57). Analyses for this research are based on data from the first (during March) and the second (during December) wave of COVID-19 related restrictions in 2020. Moderate PA (MPA) and vigorous PA (VPA) were assessed, and moderate- to-vigorous PA (MVPA) was calculated during both waves. Sign tests were employed to investigate differences in medians for each PA variable between first and second wave of restrictions. Between two lockdowns, change in VPA was noticeable, where 61.4% adults decreased their VPA while 10.5% of them did not report any change (median difference: -60 min/week, p=0.012). However, difference in MPA was not significant although 47.4% of individuals reported a drop in weekly level of MPA (median difference: -30min/week, p=1.00). Additionally, MVPA tended to drop, but the difference failed to reach significance (median difference: -26 min/day, p=0.11). Our findings suggest that adults showed a further decline in PA level during the second lockdown. More specifically, the evident drop in VPA due to rigorous restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially affect cardiometabolic health in young adults. Therefore, to preserve optimal health status in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, effective PA initiatives and policies should be incorporated on a national and global level.

coronavirus ; sedentarism ; health

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