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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2025

The aftermath of the pandemic: how the COVID-19 pandemic affected physical activity, fitness, health, and body fat in first-year students in Norway.

Chiara Feldhaus, Ingeborg Barth Vedøy, Annette Løvheim Kleppang, Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Kjersti Karoline Danielsen, Sigbjørn Litleskare, Sella Aarrestad Provan

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Chiara FeldhausDepartment of Public Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, University of Inland Norway, Elverum, Norway.
Ingeborg Barth VedøyDepartment of Public Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, University of Inland Norway, Elverum, Norway.
Annette Løvheim KleppangDepartment of Public Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, University of Inland Norway, Elverum, Norway.
Silje Halvorsen SveaasDepartment of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University in Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
Kjersti Karoline DanielsenDepartment of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University in Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
Sigbjørn LitleskareDepartment of Public Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, University of Inland Norway, Elverum, Norway.
Sella Aarrestad ProvanDepartment of Public Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, University of Inland Norway, Elverum, Norway.

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Abstract

Public health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 included restricting physical activity (PA). Here we described the impact of pandemic restrictions and reduction in PA on physical fitness and health and body composition amongst first-year students, and the associations to body fat and total PA at the end of their first year.

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adolescent healthbody compositionCOVID-19first year studentslifestyle changespandemicphysical activity

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PMCPMC12739646

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