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Impact of COVID-19 Confinement on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Spanish University Students: Role of Gender

Ana Rodriguez-larradPedro J. BenitoLuis Carrasco-páezMa Carmen Gómez-cabreraJose A. Serrano-sanchezJosep A. TurJosé Castro-piñeroFrancisco J. Vera-garciaIdoia LabayenJon IrazustaMarcela González-grossFrancisco B. OrtegaSara MárquezDavid Jiménez-pavónIgnacio AraSusana AznarDiego Moliner-urdialesJonatan RuizAnder EspinNarcis GusiJosé A. CasajúsDomingo González-lamuñoAsier Mañas

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GerontologyAdultMaleCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AdolescentUniversitiesHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)humanoseducationPhysical activityuniversidadesadolescentelcsh:Medicinepandemiasejercicio físicoPhysical exerciseComputer-assisted web interviewingHigh-Intensity Interval TrainingArticlelockdown03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineSex Factorsphysical exerciseSurveys and QuestionnairesHumans030212 general & internal medicineYoung adultStudentsExercisePandemicsSedentary timeYogapandemiclcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCOVID-19international physical activity questionnaire030229 sport sciencesadultoadulto jovenSpainestudiantesFemaleSedentary BehaviorPsychologyHigh-intensity interval training

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, entire populations were instructed to live in home-confinement to prevent the expansion of the disease. Spain was one of the countries with the strictest conditions, as outdoor physical activity was banned for nearly two months. This study aimed to analyse the changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Spanish university students before and during the confinement by COVID-19 with special focus on gender. We also analysed enjoyment, the tools used and motivation and impediments for doing physical activity. An online questionnaire, which included the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form and certain &ldquo

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-01-06
10.3390/ijerph18020369http://hdl.handle.net/10810/49882