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. 2020 Nov;6(11):e05411.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05411. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic in the Iranian population: A brief report

H Amini  1 , A Isanejad  2 , N Chamani  1 , F Movahedi-Fard  1 , F Salimi  1 , M Moezi  3 , S Habibi  4
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Physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic in the Iranian population: A brief report

H Amini et al. Heliyon. 2020 Nov.

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Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic and restrictive public health measures due to it can have many effects on physical activity. Our study aimed to compare the levels of physical activity levels (expressed as MET-minute/week), among Qom city (Iran) adults in pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020 and 20 to 29 May 2020, respectively). 670 adults were included in this study and grouped based on age and gender. The short-form International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ, SF) was distributed to the participants through an online survey. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for statistical analyses. The present study showed that the level of physical activity decreased significantly during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19 in both sexes and age groups (p < 0.001). Also, this study found that a total of 78% of the participants did not meet the physical activity guidelines during COVID-19 in Iran. Our results indicate the necessity to consider an integrated and comprehensive approach to reduce the inactivity caused by COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Infectious disease; Lifestyle; Occupational health; Physical activity; Physiology; Public health; Quality of life.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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