Abstract
As aging causes challenges in several countries globally, more and more people are suffering from bad health conditions. Nowadays, COVID-19 causes many problems—and one of the root causes of these problems is the isolation of people from each other. The aim of our article is to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on people’s physical activity. Physical activity is strongly correlated with health status and health preservation is very important to minimize the negative effects of the pandemic. In order to investigate this topic, we prepared an extended literature review, citing the most important sources of COVID-related health-preservation issues. Our results showed that the negative economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic have caused a decrease in physical activities in several cases. A reduction in possible physical activities has a potential negative effect on the life expectancies of elderly people. In order to underline the importance of physical activities, we prepared an extended literature review, aiming to summarize the available knowledge related to COVID-19. As a conclusion we recommend to strengthen, maintain, and develop available sporting possibilities for people. The most important of these recommendations is the development of physical activities that are available for free.
Highlights
With the advent of COVID-19, the circumstances and conditions related to participating in sports, which had been taken for granted previously, underwent significant changes
Looking at the relationship between poverty and sports or physical activities in a global context, we find that there are quite a few developing countries around the world where access to sports opportunities or physical activity by citizens is extremely limited
Based on an analysis of an assessment of relevant international studies, López-Valenciano et al [132] conclude that the level of physical activity among university students typically decreased as a result of the spread of the coronavirus and the consequent lockdowns
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2175 the symptoms of the disease vary widely, from completely asymptomatic cases to fatal outcomes, and restrictive measures have been introduced in almost all countries around the world. Among the most frequently imposed restrictions, we highlight the following: mandatory hand disinfection, mandatory face and nose mask use in enclosed spaces (and later in open spaces), quarantine obligations by patients and those under examination, partial lockdowns and curfews, restrictions on the freedom of assembly, closing down schools and introducing distance education, the preference of digital working from home, and even border lockdowns, the consequence of which has been difficulty (and sometimes impossibility) in international travel and transportation It is not necessarily interpreted as a restriction, people are advised to increase physical distance between themselves and others, and to comply with what has been termed “social distancing” [2]. Sports remain necessary for healthy people, even during quarantines and curfews, which is why supply will sooner or later inevitably meet demand
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