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Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion?
There are growing concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated a sedentary shift in our physical activity habits. A reduction in physical activity during the pandemic may be secondary to restrictive policies implemented at the government-level, typically those policies which limit interperson...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8103558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34192013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001088 |
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author | Cross, Troy J Isautier, Jennifer M J Stamatakis, Emmanuel Morris, Sarah Jane Johnson, Bruce D Wheatley-Guy, Courtney Taylor, Bryan J |
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description | There are growing concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated a sedentary shift in our physical activity habits. A reduction in physical activity during the pandemic may be secondary to restrictive policies implemented at the government-level, typically those policies which limit interpersonal contact; for example, physical/social distancing. It is without question that social distancing is a necessary measure to mitigate community transmission of the novel virus; however, these policies often limit the public’s opportunities to engage in physical activity. The strictest enforcement of social distancing occurs during an authority-mandated ‘lockdown’ (also known as a ‘shelter-in-place’ or ‘stay-at-home’ order). This Viewpoint focuses on the current evidence demonstrating that physical activity declines during a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’. We highlight the point that most of the available evidence stems from investigations using non-validated, self-reported measures of physical activity and discuss the caveats therewith. This Viewpoint explores whether current evidence reflects an ‘actual’ or rather a ‘perceived’ reduction in physical activity, and raises the question of whether this distinction matters in the end. |
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spelling | pubmed-81035582021-05-10 Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? Cross, Troy J Isautier, Jennifer M J Stamatakis, Emmanuel Morris, Sarah Jane Johnson, Bruce D Wheatley-Guy, Courtney Taylor, Bryan J BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med Viewpoint There are growing concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated a sedentary shift in our physical activity habits. A reduction in physical activity during the pandemic may be secondary to restrictive policies implemented at the government-level, typically those policies which limit interpersonal contact; for example, physical/social distancing. It is without question that social distancing is a necessary measure to mitigate community transmission of the novel virus; however, these policies often limit the public’s opportunities to engage in physical activity. The strictest enforcement of social distancing occurs during an authority-mandated ‘lockdown’ (also known as a ‘shelter-in-place’ or ‘stay-at-home’ order). This Viewpoint focuses on the current evidence demonstrating that physical activity declines during a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’. We highlight the point that most of the available evidence stems from investigations using non-validated, self-reported measures of physical activity and discuss the caveats therewith. This Viewpoint explores whether current evidence reflects an ‘actual’ or rather a ‘perceived’ reduction in physical activity, and raises the question of whether this distinction matters in the end. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8103558/ /pubmed/34192013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001088 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Viewpoint Cross, Troy J Isautier, Jennifer M J Stamatakis, Emmanuel Morris, Sarah Jane Johnson, Bruce D Wheatley-Guy, Courtney Taylor, Bryan J Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? |
title | Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? |
title_full | Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? |
title_fullStr | Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? |
title_full_unstemmed | Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? |
title_short | Self-reported physical activity before a COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? |
title_sort | self-reported physical activity before a covid-19 ‘lockdown’: is it just a matter of opinion? |
topic | Viewpoint |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8103558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34192013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001088 |
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