Anelise Sonza1, Danubia Da Cunha de Sá-Caputo2, José Alexandre Bachur3, Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo4, Karen Valadares Trippo Valadares Trippo5, Dirceu Ribeiro Nogueira da Gama Ribeiro Nogueira da Gama6, Daniel Lago Borges7, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça8, Mario Bernardo-Filho9. 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, . anelise.sonza@udesc.br. 2. Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas, Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Departamento de biofísica e biometria, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil . dradanubia@gmail.com. 3. Universidade de Franca, Franca, SP, Brazil. jabachur@hotmail.com. 4. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. mgrodriguesaraujo@hotmail.com. 5. Universidade Federal da Bahia. karentrippo@gmail.com. 6. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. dirceurng@gmail.com. 7. Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão. dlagofisio83@hotmail.com. 8. Laboratório de Inflamação e Metabolismo (LIM), CIPq Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. vaafisio@hotmail.com. 9. Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas, Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Departamento de biofísica e biometria, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil . bernardofilhom@gmail.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The goal of this study was to investigate the practice and habits of physical exercise impact due to COVID-19 social isolation before and during the outbreak in Brazil and its mains macro-regions, which have social and economic disparities. METHODS: This is an observational cross-sectional study through an online questionnaire survey. A self-administered survey (PEF-COVID19) was applied in the Brazilian general population, age ≥ 18 years. T-test for independent samples and Chi-square tests were used to compare Brazil and different macro-regions, p˂0.05. RESULTS: 1,977 participants filled the survey and 1,845 were included; 80% of the included ones were in social isolation. In general, the self-related physical exercise practice before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and exercise characteristics were highly affected by the pandemic (p˂0.05). Sedentary behavior increased significantly (14.9 vs. 29.8%) and between the active ones, the frequency of PEx per week and duration of the PEx practice decreased significantly. The motivation to exercise also changed considering performance and health before and during the pandemic, respectively (10 vs. 5.6% and 72.4 vs. 79.1%). Also, the sample started to exercise less in the night and more in the afternoon, respectively (33.7 vs. 25.3% and 19.1 vs. 31.5%). CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic highly influenced the physical exercise practice and habits (frequency, duration, motivation, period to exercise) in Brazil and its main macro-regions. These results can be used to create measures, as home-based exercise programs, to avoid the harm of sedentary behaviors and mental health impact during and after the pandemic.
INTRODUCTION: The goal of this study was to investigate the practice and habits of physical exercise impact due to COVID-19 social isolation before and during the outbreak in Brazil and its mains macro-regions, which have social and economic disparities. METHODS: This is an observational cross-sectional study through an online questionnaire survey. A self-administered survey (PEF-COVID19) was applied in the Brazilian general population, age ≥ 18 years. T-test for independent samples and Chi-square tests were used to compare Brazil and different macro-regions, p˂0.05. RESULTS: 1,977 participants filled the survey and 1,845 were included; 80% of the included ones were in social isolation. In general, the self-related physical exercise practice before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and exercise characteristics were highly affected by the pandemic (p˂0.05). Sedentary behavior increased significantly (14.9 vs. 29.8%) and between the active ones, the frequency of PEx per week and duration of the PEx practice decreased significantly. The motivation to exercise also changed considering performance and health before and during the pandemic, respectively (10 vs. 5.6% and 72.4 vs. 79.1%). Also, the sample started to exercise less in the night and more in the afternoon, respectively (33.7 vs. 25.3% and 19.1 vs. 31.5%). CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic highly influenced the physical exercise practice and habits (frequency, duration, motivation, period to exercise) in Brazil and its main macro-regions. These results can be used to create measures, as home-based exercise programs, to avoid the harm of sedentary behaviors and mental health impact during and after the pandemic.
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