ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Adolescents' Behaviors, Fitness, and Knowledge Related to Active Living before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis.
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- How to Reduce Physical Inactivity in School Context? A Systematic Review of the Concept of Body Practices.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- The predictive relationship between parents' perceptions of physical activity and children's physical literacy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Among Postpartum and Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-sectional Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Effects of school closure on lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes in children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A time-matched analysis.Pediatric obesity · 2024Article
- The effects of COVID-19 on the Physical Activity and Recreational Screen Time among Chinese children and adolescents.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- Temporal Changes in Energy-Balance Behaviors and Home Factors in Adolescents with Normal Weight and Those with Overweight or Obesity.International journal of physical activity and health · 2023Article
- Change in physical fitness due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in French adolescents: a comparison between two independent large samples from Diagnoform battery.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- How Can Physical Inactivity in Girls Be Explained? A Socioecological Study in Public, Subsidized, and Private Schools.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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backgroundNearly all schools in the United States experienced shutdown followed by phased reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby limiting students' opportunities for physical activity (PA). This study aimed to examine adolescents' PA at school (PAS) and PA out-of-school (PAO), screen-based sedentary behaviors (SbSB), health-related fitness, and knowledge understanding about PA and fitness before and during the pandemic.
methodsThree rounds of data were collected: Time 1 pre-pandemic (January 2020;
resultsInferential statistical analyses revealed a significant time effect for the behaviors and fitness. From T1 to T2 PAO decreased but PAS increased; whereas SbSB decreased at T3 compared to T1 and T2. Health-related fitness improved from T2 to T3. Further, the change patterns for SbSB varied by grade, and those for knowledge understanding varied by gender.
conclusionThe findings confirm the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents' active living but varied by school grade and gender. The favorable changes from T2 to T3 observed for fitness and other constructs may be partially attributable to an interrupted fitness education intervention. The findings may guide the design and evaluation of future interventions addressing the physical inactivity pandemic during public health crises (e.g., COVID-19).
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