Changes in Physical Activity Compared to the Situation before the Outbreak of COVID-19 in Korea

Lee, Yoonmi; Baek, Seunghui; Shin, Jieun

doi:10.3390/ijerph19010126

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“…48) In Korea, a study based on the Korean Community Health Survey conducted in 2019 and 2020 revealed a decrease in the time spent on moderate-intensity physical activity, which was more than 20 minutes per week for both men and women. 49) In a study of 834 adults in Korea, the number of daily steps measured by smartphone applications before and after the COVID-19 pandemic decreased by more than 10% from approximately 6,747 to 5,812. 50) A study involving 1,154 adults in Korea reported that the average daily sitting time increased by 44 minutes after the pandemic.…”

Section: Pandemic and Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Status of Physical Activity in South Korea

Seo¹,

Oh²,

Yang³

2022

Korean J Fam Med

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The health benefits of physical activity have been well established. However, more than a quarter of the adult population in the world is insufficiently active (not performing at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or any equivalent combination of the two), and there has been little improvement since 2001. In South Korea, the prevalence of insufficient physical activity was 54.4% in adults and 94.1% in adolescents in 2020. There was continuous decrease in the prevalence of sufficient aerobic physical activity, from 58.3% in 2014 to 45.6% in 2020. However, daily duration of sedentary behavior increased from 7.5 to 8.6 hours in the same period. Interventions to promote physical activity are necessary in various fields including clinical and policy approaches. As physical activity has decreased during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, safer and more effective strategies to promote physical activity are required.

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Section: Pandemic and Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Status of Physical Activity in South Korea

Seo¹,

Oh²,

Yang³

2022

Korean J Fam Med

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“…Meanwhile, moderate-intensity physical activity was significantly reduced in all groups. On the other hand, while adult men and women did not show a significant difference in walking activity, a significant decrease was found in walking activity in older men and a significant increase in elderly women (Lee et al, 2021). Despite different determinants of physical inactivity in adolescents during Covid-19 restrictions in Europe and Latin America, a high percentage of physical inactivity was observed in the population before and during the Covid-19 pandemic (Ruiz-Roso et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Although it is well known that regular physical activity has a strong effect on the immune system and fights many of the chronic diseases that increase the risk of death from COVID-19 (Clemente-Suarez et al, 2022), restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the virus, stay-at-home restrictions, parks, closure of gyms and fitness centres and public health recommendations have led to a decrease in daily physical activity (Kenyon, 2020). Studies report decreases in physical activity level during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in the USA (Meyer et al, 2020;Yang & Koenigstorfer, 2020), Australian (Gallo et al, 2020), Italy (Franco et al, 2021;Galle et al, 2020;Luciano et al, 2021), Spain (Martinez-de-Quel et al, 2021), Israel (Dor-Haim et al, 2021), Türkiye (Girgin & Okudan, 2021;Tural, 2020), the UK (Hamrouni et al, 2021), Russia (Smirnova et al, 2021), Korea (Lee et al, 2021), Canada (Bertrand et al, 2021;Lesser & Nienhuis, 2020) and Iran (Amini et al, 2020). Walking activity times, high and moderate physical activity decreased for all participants in Korea after social distancing due to COVID-19, the pattern of change in physical activities differed according to spouses, education levels and economic activities (Lee et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies report decreases in physical activity level during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in the USA (Meyer et al, 2020;Yang & Koenigstorfer, 2020), Australian (Gallo et al, 2020), Italy (Franco et al, 2021;Galle et al, 2020;Luciano et al, 2021), Spain (Martinez-de-Quel et al, 2021), Israel (Dor-Haim et al, 2021), Türkiye (Girgin & Okudan, 2021;Tural, 2020), the UK (Hamrouni et al, 2021), Russia (Smirnova et al, 2021), Korea (Lee et al, 2021), Canada (Bertrand et al, 2021;Lesser & Nienhuis, 2020) and Iran (Amini et al, 2020). Walking activity times, high and moderate physical activity decreased for all participants in Korea after social distancing due to COVID-19, the pattern of change in physical activities differed according to spouses, education levels and economic activities (Lee et al, 2021). Similarly, while COVID-19 quarantine had a negative effect on vigorous PA level and walking, it was determined that it had no effect on moderate PA level.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Analysis of Physical Activity Levels of Physical Education Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aydoğmuş

Yüksel

Revan

2022

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The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has brought unprecedented restrictions to people's physical activities and routines. The COVID-19 pandemic may have reduced physical activity levels and increased inactivity for various reasons (e.g., closure of gyms, family time constraints, and reduced outdoor mobility). The aim of this study is to examine physical education teachers' physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic period. 417 physical education teachers participated in the research, which was reached by convenience sampling. Personal information form and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form were used for data collection in the study. Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman's correlation tests were used in the analysis of the data. When the distribution of physical education teachers participating in the study according to their physical activity (PA) levels was examined, it was found that 26.1% had low PA levels, 37.6% had medium and 36.2% had high. While 27.5% of men were in the low category, 35.3% were in the medium category and 37.3% were in the high category, it was found to be 24.9%, 39.9% and 35.2% in women, respectively. When the PA levels of the teachers were analysed according to age, years of service and body mass index (BMI) variables, there was a significant difference, but no significant difference was found in terms of gender. While there was a negative and significant correlation between total PA and years of service and age, a positive and significant correlation was found between experience and BMI and age. As a result, it can be concluded that physical education teachers continue their active lives despite the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

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“…Likewise, among the population of England, the rate of physical activity declined by 30% in 2020 compared to that in the period from 2016 to 2019 [ 4 ]. In Korea, the time spent in high-intensity PA decreased in all age and gender groups in 2020 compared to that of 2019 according to the Korean Community Health Survey data [ 5 ]. World Health Organization (WHO) reported that lack of physical activity (PA) is one of the risk factors for chronic diseases such as cancers, cardiovascular disease burden, and even death [ 6 ].…”

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Physical Activity Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures in Osteoporosis: A Longitudinal Study

Min

Lee

Kwon

et al. 2022

JPM

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The purpose of our study was to examine the occurrence of osteoporotic fractures (fxs) according to the level of physical activity (PA) among osteoporosis using the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) customized database. From NHIS data from 2009 to 2017, osteoporosis was selected as requested. PA was classified into ‘high PA’ (n = 58,620), ‘moderate PA’ (n = 58,620), and ‘low PA’ (n = 58,620) and were matched in a 1:1:1 ratio by gender, age, income within the household unit, and region of residence. A stratified Cox proportional hazard model was used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) for each type of fx comparing PA groups. The ‘low PA’ group was the reference group. For vertebral fx, the adjusted HR (95% confidence intervals (CIs)) was 0.27 (0.26–0.28) for the ‘high PA’ group and 0.43 (0.42–0.44) for the ‘moderate PA’ group. For hip fx, the adjusted HR (95% CIs) was 0.37 (0.34–0.40) for the ‘high PA’ group and 0.51 (0.47–0.55) for the ‘moderate PA’ group. For distal radius fx, the adjusted HR (95% CIs) was 0.32 (0.30–0.33) for the ‘high PA’ group and 0.46 (0.45–0.48) for the ‘moderate PA’ group. The results of this study suggest that a higher intensity of PA is associated with a lower risk of osteoporotic fxs, including vertebral fx, hip fx, and distal radius fx.

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Changes in Physical Activity Compared to the Situation before the Outbreak of COVID-19 in Korea

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Current Status of Physical Activity in South Korea

Current Status of Physical Activity in South Korea

Analysis of Physical Activity Levels of Physical Education Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Physical Activity Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures in Osteoporosis: A Longitudinal Study

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