dc.contributor.author | Kass, Lindsy | |
dc.contributor.author | Desai, Terun | |
dc.contributor.author | Sullivan, Keith | |
dc.contributor.author | Muniz, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Wells, Amy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-27T16:00:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-27T16:00:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-09-24 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kass , L , Desai , T , Sullivan , K , Muniz , D & Wells , A 2021 , ' Changes to Physical Activity, Sitting Time, Eating Behaviours and Barriers to Exercise during the First COVID-19 ‘Lockdown’ in an English Cohort ' , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) , vol. 18 , no. 19 , 10025 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910025 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 41a1fb493fc14182bb9c8775311b491e | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-6748-9870/work/100872193 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-8606-0458/work/100872260 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/25085 | |
dc.description | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) | |
dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to determine the effect of the first English national COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity (PA), sitting time, eating behaviours and body mass in an adult cohort. This was further examined to determine whether conforming to recommended guidelines on PA and sedentary behaviour was improved. Based on an online survey (n = 818) incorporating the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), self-reported body mass change showed that in 32.2% of participants body mass increased, with 39.1% reporting an increase in food intake. Never exercising at the gym or undertaking an exercise class (online or live), increased by 50.8% during lockdown, with 53.5% changing from exercising frequently to never exercising, suggesting a lack of engagement with online and home workouts. However, outdoor running and cycling >2 times/week increased by 38% during lockdown. Walking at least 30 min continuously on >2 occasions/week increased by 70% during lockdown with minimum 10-min walks on 7 days per week increasing by 23%. The lockdown had a negative impact on sitting time (>8 h a day), which increased by 43.6% on weekdays and 121% at weekends. Furthermore, sitting <4 h/day decreased during lockdown (46.5% and 25.6% for weekdays and weekends, respectively). Those citing tiredness or lack of time as a barrier to exercise reduced by 16% and 60%, respectively, from pre-lockdown to during lockdown. More of the sedentary group met the Public Health England PA recommendations, however most participants still did not meet the UK Government guidelines for PA. Improvements in health per additional minutes of physical activity will be proportionately greater in those previously doing <30 min/week, the area where most improvements were found although, conversely sitting time was greatly increased. This study may assist in informing whether future lifestyle changes could improve the health of the population. | en |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.format.extent | 665212 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) | |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
dc.subject | behaviours change | |
dc.subject | physical activity | |
dc.subject | barriers to exercise | |
dc.subject | sitting time | |
dc.subject | Physical activity | |
dc.subject | Behaviours change | |
dc.subject | Sitting time | |
dc.subject | Barriers to exercise | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Self Report | |
dc.subject | Feeding Behavior | |
dc.subject | Communicable Disease Control | |
dc.subject | Sitting Position | |
dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 | |
dc.subject | Exercise | |
dc.subject | Adult | |
dc.subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | |
dc.subject | Pollution | |
dc.subject | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | |
dc.title | Changes to Physical Activity, Sitting Time, Eating Behaviours and Barriers to Exercise during the First COVID-19 ‘Lockdown’ in an English Cohort | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management Research | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Research in Psychology and Sport Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Life and Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group | |
dc.contributor.institution | Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Food Policy, Nutrition and Diet | |
dc.contributor.institution | High Performance Sport Research Group | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health Research Methods Unit | |
dc.contributor.institution | Applied Psychology Research Group | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research | |
dc.contributor.institution | Exercise, Health and Wellbeing Research Group | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115640194&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.3390/ijerph181910025 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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