The impact of physical activity on psychological health during Covid-19 pandemic in Italy
Grazia Maugeri,Paola Castrogiovanni,Giuseppe Battaglia,Roberto Pippi,Velia D'Agata,Antonio Palma,Michelino Di Rosa,Giuseppe Musumeci,Giuseppe Musumeci +8 more
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Looking at changes in the physical activity levels during self-quarantine in Italy, and the impact of exercise on psychological health, suggests maintaining a regular exercise routine is a key strategy for physical and mental health during a forced rest period like the current coronavirus emergency.About:
This article is published in Heliyon.The article was published on 2020-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 535 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Metabolic equivalent & Population.read more
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Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: a systematic review
Stephanie Stockwell,Mike Trott,Mark A. Tully,Jae Il Shin,Yvonne Barnett,Laurie T. Butler,Daragh T. McDermott,Felipe Barreto Schuch,Lee Smith +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the literature that investigated differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour before vs during the COVID-19 lockdown was presented, with the majority of studies reporting decreases in physical activities and increases in sedentary behaviours during their respective lockdowns across several populations.
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Physical Activity Changes and Its Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults during the COVID-19 Epidemic: Associations with Subjective Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life.
TL;DR: Assessment of how public health restrictions impact PA, subjective well-being (SWB), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of community-dwelling elderly found decreased PA was strongly associated with lower SWB.
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Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.
Verónica Violant-Holz,M. Gloria Gallego-Jiménez,Carina S. González-González,Sarah Muñoz-Violant,Manuel J. Rodriguez,Oriol Sansano-Nadal,Myriam Guerra-Balic +6 more
TL;DR: This research concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures caused psychological distress, contributing to a further putative increase in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders.
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Studies of Physical Activity and COVID-19 During the Pandemic: A Scoping Review.
TL;DR: Most of the evidence identified a decrease in PA levels due to social distancing measures and that PA might help to decrease the mental health burden related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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