@misc{10498/24578,
year = {2021},
month = {1},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24578},
abstract = {During the COVID-19 pandemic, entire populations were instructed to live in home-confinement to prevent the expansion of the disease. Spain was one of the countries with the strictest conditions, as outdoor physical activity was banned for nearly two months. This study aimed to analyse the changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Spanish university students before and during the confinement by COVID-19 with special focus on gender. We also analysed enjoyment, the tools used and motivation and impediments for doing physical activity. An online questionnaire, which included the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form and certain "ad hoc" questions, was designed. Students were recruited by distributing an invitation through the administrative channels of 16 universities and a total of 13,754 valid surveys were collected. Overall, university students reduced moderate (-29.5%) and vigorous (-18.3%) physical activity during the confinement and increased sedentary time (+52.7%). However, they spent more time on high intensity interval training (HIIT) (+18.2%) and mind-body activities (e.g., yoga) (+80.0%). Adaptation to the confinement, in terms of physical activity, was handled better by women than by men. These results will help design strategies for each gender to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour during confinement periods.},
organization = {Consejo Superior de Deportes. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. Gobierno de España; Gobierno Vasco; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Gobierno de España.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {pandemic},
keywords = {international physical activity questionnaire},
keywords = {physical exercise},
keywords = {lockdown},
title = {Impact of COVID-19 Confinement on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Spanish University Students: Role of Gender},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph18020369},
author = {Rodríguez-Larrad, Ana and Mañas, Asier and Labayen, Idoia and González-Gross, Marcela and Espin, Ander and Aznar, Susana and Serrano-Sánchez, José Antonio and Vera-Garcia, Francisco J. and González-Lamuño, Domingo and Ara, Ignacio and Carrasco-Páez, Luis and Castro Piñero, José and Gómez-Cabrera, Mari Carmen and Márquez, Sara and Tur, Josep A. and Gusi, Narcis and Benito, Pedro J. and Moliner-Urdiales, Diego and Ruiz, Jonatan R. and Ortega, Francisco B. and Jiménez Pavón, David and Antonio Casajús, José and Irazusta, Jon},
}