TY - JOUR
T1 - Restrictercise! preferences regarding digital home training programs during confinements associated with the covid-19 pandemic
AU - Wilke, Jan
AU - Mohr, Lisa
AU - Tenforde, Adam S.
AU - Edouard, Pascal
AU - Fossati, Chiara
AU - González-Gross, Marcela
AU - Ramirez, Celso Sanchez
AU - Laiño, Fernando
AU - Tan, Benedict
AU - Pillay, Julian David
AU - Pigozzi, Fabio
AU - Jimenez-Pavon, David
AU - Novak, Bernhard
AU - Url, David
AU - Zhang, Mandy
AU - Poppel, Mireille van
AU - Heidt, Christoph
AU - Willwacher, Steffen
AU - Vogt, Lutz
AU - Verhagen, Evert
AU - Hollander, Karsten
AU - Hespanhol, Luiz
AU - Yuki, Gustavo
PY - 2020/9/2
Y1 - 2020/9/2
N2 - Confinement measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused substantial reductions in global physical activity (PA) levels. In view of the manifold health benefits of PA, the development of interventions counteracting this trend is paramount. Our survey with 15,261 participants (38 ± 15 years, 58.5% females) examined preferences towards digital home exercise programs in 14 countries affected by COVID-19. More than two-thirds of the sample (68.4%, n = 10,433) indicated being interested in home exercise, and most participants were willing to work out at least three times per week (89.3%, n = 9328). Binary logistic regression revealed that female sex, working part-time, younger age, and being registered in a gym were associated with willingness to exercise. Flexibility (71.1%, n = 7377), resistance (68.6%, n = 7116), and endurance training (62.4%, n = 6478) were the most preferred types of exercise. Our results may guide health providers in developing individually tailored PA interventions during the current and future pandemics.
AB - Confinement measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused substantial reductions in global physical activity (PA) levels. In view of the manifold health benefits of PA, the development of interventions counteracting this trend is paramount. Our survey with 15,261 participants (38 ± 15 years, 58.5% females) examined preferences towards digital home exercise programs in 14 countries affected by COVID-19. More than two-thirds of the sample (68.4%, n = 10,433) indicated being interested in home exercise, and most participants were willing to work out at least three times per week (89.3%, n = 9328). Binary logistic regression revealed that female sex, working part-time, younger age, and being registered in a gym were associated with willingness to exercise. Flexibility (71.1%, n = 7377), resistance (68.6%, n = 7116), and endurance training (62.4%, n = 6478) were the most preferred types of exercise. Our results may guide health providers in developing individually tailored PA interventions during the current and future pandemics.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Coronavirus
KW - E-Health
KW - Physical activity
KW - Telemedicine
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090613732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186515
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186515
M3 - Article
C2 - 32906788
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 18
M1 - 6515
ER -