How the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures reduce physical activity among children and adolescents in the WHO European Region: a systematic …

H Ludwig-Walz, W Siemens, S Heinisch… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Emerging research suggests that physical activity among children and
adolescents decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a differentiated overview …

Physical activity, screen time and the COVID-19 school closures in Europe–An observational study in 10 countries

VA Kovacs, G Starc, M Brandes, M Kaj… - European journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
To date, few data on how the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions affected children's
physical activity in Europe have been published. This study examined the prevalence and …

Physical activity and physical fitness among children and adolescents after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region: a systematic review …

H Ludwig-Walz, W Siemens, S Heinisch, I Dannheim… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The implementation of COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions resulted in
limitations for physical activity (PA) opportunities, which may have initiated a longer-term …

The effects of the measures against COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity among school-aged children and adolescents (6–17 years) in 2020: A protocol for …

D Hu, H Zhang, Y Sun, Y Li - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has greatly changed
people's daily lives, forcing countries to take actions, such as school shutdown, lockdown …

The impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on physical activity in children and youth: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

A Eaton, GDC Ball, Y Hwang… - … of Physical Activity …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The objectives of this systematic review were to synthesize qualitative
evidence on the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on physical activity (PA) for children and …

Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time among children and their parents in the UK before and after COVID-19 lockdowns: a natural experiment

R Salway, C Foster, F de Vocht, B Tibbitts… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Restrictions due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
reduced physical activity provision for both children and their parents. Recent studies have …

Are we underestimating the impact of COVID-19 on children's physical activity in Europe?—a study of 24 302 children

VA Kovacs, M Brandes, T Suesse… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This repeat cross-sectional study investigated the impact of lockdown in Europe in Winter
(January and February 2021) on children's and adolescent's physical activity (PA) and …

Physical activity of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic—A scoping review

L Rossi, N Behme, C Breuer - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
To counteract the COVIC-19 pandemic, many governments have introduced social
distancing measures. While these restrictions helped contain the virus, it had adverse effects …

Parents' report of Canadian elementary school children's physical activity and screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

E Ostermeier, P Tucker, A Clark, JA Seabrook… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 public health protocols have altered children's daily routines, limiting their
physical activity opportunities. The purpose of this study was to examine how the COVID-19 …

Global changes in child and adolescent physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RD Neville, KD Lakes, WG Hopkins, G Tarantino… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Numerous physical distancing measures were implemented to mitigate the
spread of the COVID-19 virus, which could have negatively affected child and adolescent …