Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 2;19(15):9504. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159504.
With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, each country has developed strategies to try to control the virus. The restrictions and subsequent consequences also limited the possibilities and structures for being physically active. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine changes in physical fitness in a cohort that was investigated over an extended period. Physical fitness testing was conducted with the IPPTP-R in a primary school from a small rural community annually since 2012. Mean values of test items were calculated for each cohort. We conducted an ANCOVA to examine the differences between cohorts PreCOVID and 2020 as the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and between PreCOVID and 2021 as the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, no evidence for a negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical fitness in children between the ages of 7 and 9 years was found. In strength tests, performances increased when comparing the PreCOVID cohort and COVID-19 cohorts (Push-Ups: p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.032; p = 0.017, ηp2 = 0.006). No evidence for a change was found for endurance (6-min Run: p = 0.341, ηp2 = 0.001; p = 0.267, ηp2 = 0.001. The rural community maintained physical fitness despite restrictions and limitations through the environmental circumstances. Considering this, it is a positive example of how adequate long-term efforts promoting physical fitness make an impact and an active friendly environment helps to overcome COVID-19 pandemics limiting the structures for being physically active.
随着 2019 年 12 月 COVID-19 大流行的开始，每个国家都制定了策略来试图控制病毒。限制和随后的后果也限制了身体活动的可能性和结构。因此，本研究的目的是检查一个在较长时间内进行调查的队列中身体适应性的变化。自 2012 年以来，每年在一个小型农村社区的小学中使用 IPPTP-R 进行身体适应性测试。为每个队列计算了测试项目的平均值。我们进行了 ANCOVA 来检查 PreCOVID 和 2020 队列之间的差异，2020 年是 COVID-19 大流行的第一年，以及 PreCOVID 和 2021 年之间的差异，2021 年是 COVID-19 大流行的第二年。总体而言，没有证据表明 COVID-19 大流行对 7 至 9 岁儿童的身体适应性产生负面影响。在力量测试中，与 PreCOVID 队列相比，COVID-19 队列的表现有所提高（俯卧撑：p < 0.001，ηp2 = 0.032；p = 0.017，ηp2 = 0.006）。耐力测试中没有发现变化（6 分钟跑：p = 0.341，ηp2 = 0.001；p = 0.267，ηp2 = 0.001）。尽管受到限制和限制，农村社区还是通过环境情况保持了身体适应性。考虑到这一点，这是一个积极的例子，说明了长期的适当努力如何促进身体适应性产生影响，以及积极友好的环境如何帮助克服限制身体活动的结构的 COVID-19 大流行。
