Oliveira Gledson Tavares Amorim, Araújo Andressa de Oliveira, Silva Lídia Reniê Fernandes da, Linhares Maristela, Pereira Lucas Camilo, Lima Mayra Nascimento Matias de, Elsangedy Hassan Mohamed
Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Eur J Integr Med. 2021 Sep;46:101374. doi: 10.1016/j.eujim.2021.101374. Epub 2021 Aug 28.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the behavior and practice of planned and structured physical exercises. This study aimed to investigate the association between changes in physical exercise behavior and subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
This cross-sectional study was performed in Brazil and included a total of 595 individuals recruited through social media platforms, personal and professional contacts. Each participant responded to self-completed questionnaire via an online survey between March 29 and May 7, 2020. The characteristics of physical exercise (frequency, intensity, and duration) were collected before and during the pandemic. The subjective state of mood was measured through the Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire during the pandemic. A generalized linear model was employed for the analysis.
Exercising during the pandemic only promoted protective effects on the subjective mood. An exercise frequency of 3-5 days/week was associated with improved vigor and between 6-7 days/week with improved vigor and total mood when compared to not exercising at all ( < .005). A moderate intensity was associated with improved vigor, and a high intensity with improved vigor, total mood, and less fatigue in comparison to low-intensity exercise programs ( 0.05). Maintaining the same duration of exercise sessions during the pandemic was associated with lower scores of depression/anxiety, fatigue and irritability, and improved vigor and total mood, while performing longer sessions with improved vigor when compared to short exercise sessions ( .005).
Regular exercising during the pandemic promotes positive changes in the subjective well-being. Our results reinforce the need for adopting and maintaining a physical exercise routine during the COVID-19 pandemic as a protective effect on mental health.
新冠疫情影响了有计划的结构化体育锻炼的行为和实践。本研究旨在调查巴西在新冠疫情期间体育锻炼行为变化与主观幸福感之间的关联。
这项横断面研究在巴西进行，共纳入通过社交媒体平台、个人及专业人脉招募的595名个体。每位参与者于2020年3月29日至5月7日通过在线调查回答自行填写的问卷。收集了疫情前和疫情期间体育锻炼的特征（频率、强度和时长）。在疫情期间通过情绪状态剖面图（POMS）问卷测量情绪的主观状态。采用广义线性模型进行分析。
疫情期间锻炼仅对主观情绪有促进保护作用。与完全不锻炼相比，每周锻炼3 - 5天与活力提升相关，每周锻炼6 - 7天与活力及总体情绪改善相关（<0.005）。与低强度锻炼项目相比，中等强度锻炼与活力提升相关，高强度锻炼与活力、总体情绪改善及疲劳减轻相关（<0.05）。疫情期间保持相同的锻炼时长与抑郁/焦虑、疲劳和易怒得分降低以及活力和总体情绪改善相关，与短时间锻炼相比，长时间锻炼活力有所提升（<0.005）。
疫情期间规律锻炼可促进主观幸福感的积极变化。我们的结果强化了在新冠疫情期间采用并维持体育锻炼习惯以对心理健康产生保护作用的必要性。
