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Delivering the MM program in preschool confers a lasting impact on FMS, specifically OC skills, in at-risk elementary school children. Results suggest that at-risk preschoolers are already behind in FMS development and these delays will continue through first grade.

Purpose: COVID-19 restrictions, social-distancing, and quarantining may inhibit U.S. adults from attaining recommended levels of physical activity. The aims of this study were to examine the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity in U.S. adults during the first month of COVID-19 restrictions, and whether changes in physical activity levels differed by demographic characteristics. Method: U.S. adults completed an online survey between April 10-May 5, 2020. Participants were recruited through convenience sampling from social media and mass emails. The analytic sample included 262 adults from 30 states and the District of Columbia. Using the short-form International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), participants reported minutes of vigorous intensity, moderate intensity, and walking physical activity for a typical week in February 2020 (pre-COVID-19) and for the past 7 days (early-COVID-19). Participants also reported locations (e.g., home/garage, parks/trails, gyms/fitness centers) were they had performed physical activity over the past 7 days and demographic characteristics. Results: Participants (82% female, 20% Hispanic, 41% overweight/obese) ranged in age from 18-79 (M=32.9, SD=12.3) years. On average, significant reductions in vigorous intensity (-61.7 min/week, 37% decrease), moderate intensity (-84.1 min/week, 47% decrease), and walking (-104.4 min/week, 33% decrease) physical activity were observed during the early-COVID 19 period vs. pre-COVID-19 period. Reductions in vigorous intensity physical activity were greater for adults who were not working. Reductions in walking physical activity were greater for adults who were Hispanic or resided in lower income households. Conclusion: Vulnerable population subgroups may be harder hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of its impact on health-related behaviors. Communication, programmatic, and COVID-19 and Physical Activity 3 policy efforts should be directed towards promoting physical activity in these at-risk groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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