Adolescents’ Behaviors, Fitness, and Knowledge Related to Active Living before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis

Chen, Senlin; Wang, Baofu; Imagbe, Stacy; Gu, Xiangli; Androzzi, Jared; Liu, Yang; Yli-Piipari, Sami; Hu, Gang; Staiano, Amanda E.

doi:10.3390/ijerph19052560

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“…In the present sample, the negative effects were not statistically signi cant for both groups, boys, and girls, when adjusted to age across the time. The divergences in the present studies from other longitudinal data could be due to the fact that other studies did not account for participants' age differences [6,8,14,[22][23][24][41][42][43].…”

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“…This nding suggests that the reduction in isometric strength performance over the 5 years is not only a re ection of the participants' ageing but possibly in uenced by other factors. The lack of signi cant differences in the variability of the Plank Test before and after the pandemic suggests that this component of physical tness may have remained relatively stable, even in the face of disruptive events like the COVID-19 pandemic, which was also suggested by the literature [43].…”

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Longitudinal 5-year-tracking of isometric Plank test strength in children and adolescents: A pre and post-COVID-19 social distancing study

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2024

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Purpose: to compare the effects of plank strength levels over a 5-year period (2018 vs. 2023) considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents. Methods: This is a retrospective longitudinal case study that employed a quantitative approach, developed with schoolchildren from a school located in the South Brazil. The initial sample consisted of 221 students (58.8% boys) aged 6 to 11 years evaluated in 2018 (baseline). The same group of students was reevaluated in 2023 (follow-up) when they were aged 11 to 16 years. The assessment of isometric strength in the plank test was conducted by adapting the "core" strength test. The test was performed twice within the same session, and the best measurement was recorded. Additionally, a retest was conducted 7 days later. The abdominal resistance strength was evaluated through the sit-up test, according to the protocol of Projeto Esporte Brasil. Results: Regarding the results of the pre-pandemic (baseline) compared to the post-pandemic (follow-up) in girls, a significant negative effect over the 5-year period was observed in the comparison of raw values for isometric strength in the Plank Test's first three measurements at baseline, compared to the follow-up. Similar 5-year negative effects were observed in boys as those seen in girls, both in the raw values, and in the age-adjusted values, where no significant differences were found. Conclusion: isometric strength levels on the Plank test remained stable over the 5-year period, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating consistent core strength in schoolchildren.

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Longitudinal 5-year-tracking of isometric Plank test strength in children and adolescents: A pre and post-COVID-19 social distancing study

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2024

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“…At the organizational level, teachers’ support has been shown to promote motivation in boys and girls in PE classes, which aligns with the study carried out by Hu et al [ 51 ]. In this sense, it is worth mentioning that PE classes are stereotyped [ 26 , 28 ]. Similarly, this study’s findings are consistent with those of Castejón and Gimenez’s study, which indicated that girls prefer dancing-related activities, whereas boys choose sports [ 27 ].…”

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“…Isorna et al [ 26 ] indicated that the physical (in)activity of women is influenced by gender stereotypes that condition the pedagogical processes and students’ aptitude. These processes affect personal interests and motivations, thus influencing their level of involvement in some physical activities.…”

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How Can Physical Inactivity in Girls Be Explained? A Socioecological Study in Public, Subsidized, and Private Schools

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Cortes-Varas

Freire-Arancibia

et al. 2022

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In the last few years, the World Health Organization has highlighted that physical inactivity is a global issue affecting women to a greater extent than men. Faced with this, different nation states have developed public policies to reduce physical inactivity at school; however, the biomedical and individualistic models used have generated widespread criticism, as figures remain the same. In the context of failed interventions on increasing levels of physical activity, this study utilizes a socioecological model to analyze and understand how physical inactivity is reproduced in girls in the Chilean education system. A qualitative study was implemented, as it allows a focus on the entailed meanings, context, and processes. Active semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 groups comprising headmasters, teachers, non-teachers, students, and families. The results show that physical inactivity is linked to factors that go beyond the individualistic model; that is, consideration must include intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy dimensions. Furthermore, gender stereotypes gain relevance in physical education classes, in addition to friendships and family, teaching, and administrative work, access to safe play areas, use of spaces, and widespread cultural factors associated with men and women. This study concludes that the assessed gender differences should be approached from a pedagogical perspective beyond common sense, further reporting that the individualized explanation for physical inactivity is irrelevant to answer why women are more inactive than men.

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“…Many studies performed in European and American countries confirm this trend. Overall, the authors showed school-aged boys and girls exhibited significant physical fitness performance losses after the successive lockdowns due to coronavirus disease period [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. In France, data on health-related physical fitness during this period are scarce and limited to children population [24].…”

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Change in physical fitness due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in French adolescents: a comparison between two independent large samples from Diagnoform battery

Béghin

Torgerson

Baudelet³

et al. 2022

Eur J Pediatr

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Numerous studies reported a significant decline in physical activity level in adolescents as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Physical fitness is recognized as a powerful marker of health in youth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on health-related physical fitness in French adolescents. Two cross-sectional studies were performed comparing two different groups of French adolescents, before (sample 1) and after the first lockdown (sample 2). A total of 1231 adolescents (aged to 16.5 ± 1.5 years) participated in the two cross-sectional studies. Complete data for physical fitness and anthropometrics data were obtained. Adolescents from sample 2 showed lower physical fitness levels compared to adolescents from sample 1. Regarding physical fitness for boys and girls, physical fitness levels were significantly lower in both sex between adolescents from the sample 1 and adolescents from the sample 2, except for cardiorespiratory fitness and flexibility for boys and girls, respectively. The physical fitness global score was also significantly lower between adolescents from the sample 1 and 2 for boys (−9.8%, p < 0.01) and girls (−16.2%; p < 0.01), respectively. Overall, the higher difference was found for performance in the speed body displacement test (−30%). A difference of 12.8% and 25% was observed for boys and girls, respectively. Conclusion : COVID-19 pandemic lockdown had a negative impact on physical fitness in French youth. This study highlights the need to develop, in a near future, prevention programmes in order to improve the physical fitness in youth. What is Known: • COVID-19 pandemic deeply impacted lifestyle habits. A worrying decrease of physical activity, associated to a dramatic increase of time spent in sedentary behaviors was found in many coutries. What is New: • Our study bring first data on the health-related physical fitness consequences due to lockdown in French adolescents. Our study demonstrate the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on health-related physical fitness in French adolescents.

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Adolescents’ Behaviors, Fitness, and Knowledge Related to Active Living before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Longitudinal 5-year-tracking of isometric Plank test strength in children and adolescents: A pre and post-COVID-19 social distancing study

Longitudinal 5-year-tracking of isometric Plank test strength in children and adolescents: A pre and post-COVID-19 social distancing study

How Can Physical Inactivity in Girls Be Explained? A Socioecological Study in Public, Subsidized, and Private Schools

Change in physical fitness due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in French adolescents: a comparison between two independent large samples from Diagnoform battery

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