How have worldwide physical activity trends changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic? TheLancet UCSF exercise physicalactivity COVID19 coronavirus covid pandemic
By Bhavana KunkalikarSep 7 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers assessed the trends in physical activity worldwide since the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 .
About the study In the present study, researchers examined the trends in physical activity worldwide regarding step count estimates since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team estimated the mean steps before the pandemic determined in every region using data between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019. Furthermore, the number of COVID-19 cases in every region was obtained. Finally, the team estimated the differences between mean step counts for the periods assessed.
However, 90 days before the end of the study period between November 2021 and February 2022, the mean step count declined significantly for all the continents compared to the period between November 2019 and February 2020. Moreover, the 90-day period between November 2020 and February 2021 also had a significantly lower mean step count for all the continents than before the pandemic.
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