2022
DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.46.3.8
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The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Physical Activity among Chinese University Students: A Retrospectively Matched Cohort Study

Abstract: Objectives: In this study, we estimated the impact of COVID-19 on physical activity (PA) for Chinese university students during the pandemic period. Methods: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was completed online by 1487 students (947 males and 513 females; age 19.72 ± 1.32 years, BMI = 21.12 ± 4.50) from one university in China during the pandemic period, and students retrospectively recalled pre-pandemic PA levels (March 29- April 15, 2020). We analyzed the data using a paired-samples t-tes… Show more

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“…While it was criticized as having bias and difficulty in generalizability, it has the benefits of being cost-effective ( Sharma, 2017 ). Besides, there are many studies that are based on a single university on the scientific literature (e.g., Mant et al, 2021 ; Fung et al, 2022 ; Yu et al, 2022 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While it was criticized as having bias and difficulty in generalizability, it has the benefits of being cost-effective ( Sharma, 2017 ). Besides, there are many studies that are based on a single university on the scientific literature (e.g., Mant et al, 2021 ; Fung et al, 2022 ; Yu et al, 2022 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Second, during the COVID-19 lockdown, school closure and home confinement measures could disregard college men’s physical activity behavior. A previous study has proved that the COVID-19 lockdown had led to a reduction in physical activity among Chinese university students and physical activity decreased more for male than female students [ 42 ]. Moreover, previous research reported that physical activity behavior was linked with physical fitness [ 41 , 43 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the globe have experienced a considerable decrease in their physical activities [1][2][3]. Additionally, the widespread adoption of online courses has further exacerbated the sedentary behavior of students during the pandemic [4,5].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The minimum training load required to elicit the middle and longdistance running performance levels change of the findings (3). In analyzing factors contributing to changes in MLDR-P, our study focused primarily on the Fun Running program while assuming that students did not engage in additional physical activity beyond the program and required physical education classes.…”
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confidence: 99%