Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.
J Glob Health. 2022 Apr 30;12:05003. doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.05003. eCollection 2022.
Physical activity is a commonly prescribed medicine for people with conditions such as obesity and diabetes who are also at increased risk of being hospitalized or severely ill from COVID-19. However, many people are reporting challenges in engaging in a healthy dose of physical activity amid the pandemic.
This rapid review synthesizes the current empirical evidence about the impacts of COVID-19 on people's outdoor physical activity and sedentary behavior while highlighting the role of community environments in promoting or hindering physical activity during the pandemic.
Literature searches were conducted using keywords related to COVID-19: physical activity, mobility, and lifestyle behaviors. Eligibility criteria were peer-reviewed empirical and quantitative studies published in English, addressing COVID-19 and using physical activity and/or sedentary behavior as the study outcomes.
Out of 61 eligible studies, the majority (78.3%) were conducted in Asian and European countries, with only four (6.7%) being US studies. The results showed that COVID-19 was linked with significant decreases in mobility, walking, and physical activity, and increases in sedentary activity. A few studies also reported contradicting results including increased uses of parks/trails and increased recreational activity among certain groups of population.
Evidence suggests an overall negative impact of COVID-19 on physical activity, with differential effects across different sub-populations. Significant knowledge gaps are also found in the roles of social and physical attributes that can promote physical activity during pandemics with reduced safety risks.
对于肥胖和糖尿病患者等易因 COVID-19 住院或病重的人群，体育活动是一种常用的治疗方法。然而，许多人在大流行期间报告称，他们在进行健康剂量的体育活动方面面临挑战。
本快速综述综合了当前关于 COVID-19 对人们户外活动和久坐行为影响的实证证据，同时强调了社区环境在促进或阻碍大流行期间体育活动方面的作用。
使用与 COVID-19 相关的关键词（身体活动、移动性和生活方式行为）进行文献检索。纳入标准为以 COVID-19 为主题、使用身体活动和/或久坐行为作为研究结果的同行评审实证和定量研究，并发表于英文期刊。
在 61 项符合条件的研究中，大多数（78.3%）研究来自亚洲和欧洲国家，只有四项（6.7%）来自美国。结果表明，COVID-19 与移动性、步行和身体活动的显著减少以及久坐活动的显著增加有关。少数研究还报告了一些相互矛盾的结果，包括某些人群对公园/步道的使用增加和娱乐活动的增加。
证据表明 COVID-19 对身体活动总体上有负面影响，不同亚人群的影响存在差异。在社交和物理属性在降低安全风险的大流行期间促进身体活动方面，也存在显著的知识空白。
