Relationships Between Changes in Self-Reported Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours and Health During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in France and Switzerland
Boris Cheval, Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan, Silvio Maltagliati, Layan Fessler, Cyril Forestier, Philippe Sarrazin, Dan Orsholits, Aïna Chalabaëv, David Sander, Nikos Ntoumanis, Matthieu P. Boisgontier
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have detrimental effects on physical and mental health, but physical activity can help people to cope with stress, thereby mitigating its potential negative health consequences. In our study, we investigated whether changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours are associated with changes in mental and physical health during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Physical activityMental healthCoronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPhysical healthSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Sedentary lifestylePsychologyMedicineEnvironmental healthGerontologyDiseasePsychiatryPhysical therapyVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathologyPhysical Activity and HealthCOVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction