). Neighborhoods that encourage walking include those that promote safety, are visually interesting ( Habibian & Hosseinzadeh, 2018 ), and have various destinations accessible within a reasonable amount of walking time and effort ( Battista & Manaugh, 2018 ). In early 2020, a global pandemic caused by coronavirus
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Moving Through COVID-19: Perspectives of Older Adults in the Getting Older Adults Outdoors Study
Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Jacquie Ripat, C. Allyson Jones, Nancy E. Mayo, Nancy M. Salbach, and Ruth Barclay
COVID-19 and Social Isolation: A Case for Why Home-Based Resistance Training Is Needed to Maintain Musculoskeletal and Psychosocial Health for Older Adults
Pablo Jorge Marcos-Pardo, Alejandro Espeso-García, Abraham López-Vivancos, Tomás Abelleira Lamela, and Justin W.L. Keogh
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China has become the world’s leading health headline and is causing major panic and public concerns. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the new coronavirus outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern
Does Higher Self-Reported Cardiorespiratory Fitness Reduce the Odds of Hospitalization From COVID-19?
Jason P. Brandenburg, Iris A. Lesser, Cynthia J. Thomson, and Luisa V. Giles
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease resulting from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 was first observed in mid-December of 2019 in the city of Wuhan (China). 1 As of fall 2020, COVID-19 has infected more than 100 million people in
Prevalence of COVID-19 Anxiety in Division I Student-Athletes
Victoria Sanborn, Lauren Todd, Hanna Schmetzer, Nasha Manitkul-Davis, John Updegraff, and John Gunstad
potential differences in persons completing measures before and after the postponement in our analyses (described later). Outcome Measures The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) is a 5-item self-report scale that was developed to help identify persons with significant fear and/or anxiety due to COVID-19
Changes in Physical Activity, Sleep, Mental Health, and Social Media Use During COVID-19 Lockdown Among Adolescent Girls: A Mixed-Methods Study
S. Maria O’Kane, Ian M. Lahart, Alison M. Gallagher, Angela Carlin, Maria Faulkner, Russell Jago, and Marie H. Murphy
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that there was a global pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). 1 COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, which is transmitted primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when
Analysis of Changes in Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents (11–15 Years) From Kraków (Poland) During COVID-19 Pandemic
Paulina Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń, and Łukasz Kryst
distancing measures imposed by the coronavirus pandemic may have deepened this problem even more. Cohort studies conducted among Greek adolescents in 2016–2017 and 2018–2019 before the pandemic and in 2020–2021 after the coronavirus pandemic showed a deterioration in results of physical tests, such as broad
Athletes’ Coping With the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Self-Compassion and Cognitive Appraisal
Brittney B. Aceron, Kathleen S. Wilson, Matt D. Hoffmann, and Lenny Wiersma
The uncertainty of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increased stress for many individuals as the virus spread and limitations were placed by the social-distancing orders in March 2020 ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020 ). In particular, competitive athletes were faced with
Associations Between Change Over Time in Pandemic-Related Stress and Change in Physical Activity
Kathryn E. Wilson, Andrew Corbett, Andrew Van Horn, Diego Guevara Beltran, Jessica D. Ayers, Joe Alcock, and Athena Aktipis
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic. 1 In response, a range of compulsory confinement measures such as mandatory shelter-in-place and social distancing were enacted by governments around the world. 2 These
Associations Between Changes in 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Mediation-Based Meta-Analysis
Ross D. Neville, William G. Hopkins, Brae Anne McArthur, Catherine E. Draper, and Sheri Madigan
systematic review . BMJ Glob Health . 2022 ; 7 ( 1 ): e007190 . doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007190 6. Sallis JF , Adlakha D , Oyeyemi A , Salvo D . An international physical activity and public health research agenda to inform coronavirus disease-2019 policies and practices . J Sport Health Sci
Influence of COVID-19 Building Restrictions on Physical Activity Promotion Through Increased Stair Use and Limited Elevator Access: A Quasi-Experimental Study—Sport and Physical Activity Group Active Campus Project
Declan J. Ryan, Jordan Elliott-King, and Alison Ward
Throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, United Kingdom (UK) politicians and health care providers have stressed the importance of maintaining physical activity levels as a preventative strategy to minimize the risk of adverse COVID-19 effects. However, the first lockdown (March 23, 2020
