Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the intensity of SuperJump® workout as a home-based activity for fulfilling physical activity recommendations during COVID-19 home-confinement. Seventeen (males: n = 10; females: n = 7) college students (age: 25.8 ± 2.7 years; height: 1.7 ± 0.1 m; weight: 66.2 ± 12.1 kg) participated in the study. To assess the intensity of the activity (30-min), heart rate (HR), expressed as percentages of age-predicted maximal HR (%HRmax), and session ratings of perceived exertion (sRPE), collected on a CR10 scale, were used. %HRmax data were categorically separated in five classes of intensity according to the American College of Sport Science’s guidelines. Enjoyment was evaluated using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES). Repeated measures ANOVA was used to evaluate differences (p < 0.05) in relation to gender and exercise intensity. No gender difference emerged for %HRmax and sRPE. Significantly higher (p < 0.05) %HRmax were found for the moderate intensity (47.1 ± 34.4%) with respect to very light (3.6 ± 6.9%), light (14.5 ± 23.3%) and vigorous (34.6 ± 39.6%) and for the vigorous intensity with respect to very light; no near maximal to maximal values were observed. Subjects perceived SuperJump® as moderate (sRPE = 3.1 ± 1.2) while showing high levels of enjoyability (PACES = 86.6 ± 16.2%). SuperJump® can be classified as moderate-to-vigorous activity, representing an effective alternative and enjoyable home-based activity for preventing the effects of a sedentary lifestyle during home-confinement.
Highlights
On January 30th, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease to be a public health emergency of international concern [1]
Home-confinement induced a change in the daily routine with an increase of anxiety states and a reduction of levels of perception of basic psychological needs, such as satisfaction, in particular in young people [13], and physical activity (PA) may be useful to cope with these stressful conditions
With the purpose of assessing an alternative and engaging home-based activity for preventing the effects of a sedentary lifestyle induced by COVID-19 home-confinement, this study aimed to investigate the exercise intensity and subjective responses of a SuperJump® workout
Summary
On January 30th, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease to be a public health emergency of international concern [1]. Due to the COVID-19 person-to-person transmission, isolation and strict quarantine were required as extensive preventive measures to reduce its spreading. Those preventive measures involved the restriction of several activities including sport, exercise, and physical activity (PA) [2,3], with a consequent reduction in frequency and volume of all (vigorous, moderate, walking, and overall) PA intensity levels [4,5]. Home-confinement induced a change in the daily routine with an increase of anxiety states and a reduction of levels of perception of basic psychological needs, such as satisfaction, in particular in young people [13], and PA may be useful to cope with these stressful conditions
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