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Open Access 08-05-2024 | COVID-19 | Original Article

An empirical analysis of factors determining changes in physical exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Susana Pulgar, Cristina Mazas, Sepideh Kaviani, Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer, Maria Fernandez-del-Valle

Abstract

Aim

The main objective of the study was to report the changes that have taken place in the practice of physical exercise during confinement and to examine the factors that favor or detract from it.

Material and methods

To determine the objective, a survey was carried out in the United States during the pandemic and a sample of 511 participants was obtained. A binary logit model was used to process the data, as well as several independence tests.

Results

The main result of this study is the increase in the practice of physical activity of the individuals surveyed during the pandemic. Some of the elements that most influenced this increase were annual family income, education level, and eating habits, but these results are subject to change depending on the respondent’s body mass index. On the other hand, the results also show changes in physical exercise habits during the pandemic, especially in the time of the week when it is performed, and these changes are highly correlated with the use of electronic devices, hours of sleep, and physical condition of the respondents before the pandemic.

Conclusion

Determining the different factors that affect the practice of physical exercise during pandemic periods seems to be important to determine in which populations it is more important to act or what resources are necessary when implementing physical exercise programs in specific situations such as pandemics.

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Title: An empirical analysis of factors determining changes in physical exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Susana Pulgar
Cristina Mazas
Sepideh Kaviani
Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer
Maria Fernandez-del-Valle
Publication date: 08-05-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Public Health
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02238-7

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An empirical analysis of factors determining changes in physical exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Aim

Material and methods

Results

Conclusion

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Aim

Material and methods

Results

Conclusion

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