Physical activity and well-being during the second COVID19-related lockdown in Germany in 2021

  • In the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, lockdown measures were reinstalled and were in place between November 2020 and April 2021, including the closure of physical activity facilities. The aim of the current online survey was to assess the lockdown effects on physical activity and well-being in the general population. Pre-lockdown vs. lockdown differences were tested with the Χ2 test and the Student’s t-test for paired data. Predictor variables to explain compliance with physical activity recommendations were identified using a fixed-effects binary logistic regression analysis. Data of 993 respondents were analyzed. Transport-related and leisure-time physical activity decreased (p < 0.001, d = 0.25, and p < 0.001, d = 0.33, respectively). Compliance with physical activity recommendations decreased from 42.2% to 29.4% (chi2 (1, 1986) = 35.335, p < 0.001, V = 0.13). Well-being decreased significantly (t (990) = 23.405, p < 0.001) by 16.3 points (d = 0.74). Physical activity and well-being declined in German adults during the second COVID-19-related lockdown. Physical activity should be promoted also in light of the emerging evidence on its protective effects against COVID-19.

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Author:Eszter FüzékiORCiDGND, Jan SchröderORCiDGND, Rüdiger ReerGND, Jan David Alexander GronebergORCiDGND, Winfried BanzerGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-825079
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112172
ISSN:2071-1050
Parent Title (English):Sustainability
Publisher:MDPI
Place of publication:Basel
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2021/11/04
Date of first Publication:2021/11/04
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/02/27
Tag:confinement; coronavirus; cycling; leisure-time activity; mood; walking
Volume:13
Issue:21, art. 12172
Article Number:12172
Page Number:14
First Page:1
Last Page:14
HeBIS-PPN:520378202
Institutes:Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International