ArticlePreventive medicine reports2020
Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity locations and behaviors in adults living in the United States.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Daily Steps in the General Population: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- The Association Between Father Support and Daughter Physical Activity: Insights From a Study Involving U.S. Latina Pre-Teens.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2025Trial
- "It's Gonna Be Okay"-A Qualitative Exploration of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects on African American Participants During a Dietary Intervention Study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Trial
- Longitudinal changes in physical activity during and after the first national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Association between lifestyle and combined general and abdominal obesity in Korean adults during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods: using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2019-2020).BMC public health · 2026Article
- Exploring Physical Activity Among Mexican American Immigrants in New York City Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Two-Wave Panel, Mixed-Method Analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Patterns and Behavioral Resilience Among Foggia University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Public Health Perspective.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Understanding Longitudinal Ecological Momentary Assessment Completion: Results From 12 Months of Burst Sampling in the TIME Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Daily patterns of loneliness and binge eating and food addiction using ecological momentary assessment.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- Mental Health in Young Adult University Students During COVID-19 Lockdown: Associations with Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors and Sleep Quality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- COVID-19 and the impact of physical activity on persistent symptoms.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Design of Project STAR: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of an adaptive intervention on long-term weight-loss maintenance.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Dose-response relationship between 15 weeks of running and aerobic fitness: a retrospective analysis based on the fun running program.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Comparison of the level of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Self-perception of health and physical activity levels among the youth and adults before and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity among Mostly Older, Overweight Black Women Living in the Rural Alabama Black Belt.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures on the Self-Reported Exercise Behaviors and Mental Health of College Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
COVID-19 restrictions and social-distancing may inhibit adults from attaining recommended levels of physical activity. This study examined early impact of COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity in adults during the first two months of restrictions in the U.S. and how physical activity locations were associated with physical activity levels during this period. Adults (N = 268) completed an online survey between April 10-May 25, 2020. Participants reported minutes of vigorous, moderate, and walking physical activity for past 7 days (early-COVID-19) and for a typical week in February 2020 (pre-COVID-19). Adults reported locations (e.g., home/garage, parks/trails) were they were active over the past 7 days. Past 12-month step count data were extracted from participants' personal smartphones. Participants (18-74 years old, 22% Hispanic/Latino, 81% female) showed reductions in vigorous (M
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