Physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic in the Iranian population: A brief report.

Autor:	Amini H; Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Tolou-e-Mehr Non-profit Institute of Higher Education, Qom, Iran., Isanejad A; Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran., Chamani N; Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Tolou-e-Mehr Non-profit Institute of Higher Education, Qom, Iran., Movahedi-Fard F; Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Tolou-e-Mehr Non-profit Institute of Higher Education, Qom, Iran., Salimi F; Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Tolou-e-Mehr Non-profit Institute of Higher Education, Qom, Iran., Moezi M; Department of Exercise Physiology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Habibi S; Physical Education Faculty, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heliyon [Heliyon] 2020 Nov; Vol. 6 (11), pp. e05411. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 02.
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05411
Abstrakt:	COVID-19 pandemic and restrictive public health measures due to it can have many effects on physical activity. Our study aimed to compare the levels of physical activity levels (expressed as MET-minute/week), among Qom city (Iran) adults in pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020 and 20 to 29 May 2020, respectively). 670 adults were included in this study and grouped based on age and gender. The short-form International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ, SF) was distributed to the participants through an online survey. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for statistical analyses. The present study showed that the level of physical activity decreased significantly during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19 in both sexes and age groups (p < 0.001). Also, this study found that a total of 78% of the participants did not meet the physical activity guidelines during COVID-19 in Iran. Our results indicate the necessity to consider an integrated and comprehensive approach to reduce the inactivity caused by COVID-19. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (© 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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