Physical activity and purpose in life of college students in confinement

Abstract

Social isolation and widespread confinement in many countries has caused a decrease in physical activity (PA) and an increase in levels of stress, anxiety and depression. The purpose in life is part of the psychological well-being of people, and having a clear purpose allows them to face adversity. In this sense, the influence of PA on psychological well-being in confinement situations makes it necessary to study and promote it by educational and government entities. The objective of this work was to evaluate the incidence of an intervention program with PA (Move at home) on the purpose in life during a period of mandatory confinement due to COVID-19. 360 university students divided into three groups participated: control (Sedentary, Thirst), and experimental (group with low physical activity, BAct, and physically active, Act). The experimental groups underwent a PA intervention program for 11 weeks, from the beginning to the end of the mandatory confinement. A weekly online questionnaire was collected, recording the PA level (min/week) and the results of the PIL test (purpose in life). The PA level decreased significantly at the beginning of the confinement and increased significantly in the easing phases. The intervention program was able to contribute to maintaining the PA level in the participants. Physical activity has a positive effect on purpose in life and the practice of some physical exercise on a regular basis could be a crucial tool to face a state of mandatory confinement.Keywords: health, sport, coronavirus, life purpose, emotions

Evaluación de la capacidad aeróbica en hombres y mujeres universitarios posterior a la pandemia SARS-COV2

“…La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar la capacidad aeróbica de hombres y mujeres universitarios post pandemia SARS-COV2, esto con el fin conocer la afectación con más precisión referente a la condición física en los jóvenes universitarios. Los resultados analizados posterior al tratamiento estadísticos, presentan un panorama negativo en cuanto a la capacidad aeróbica de los universitarios, de manera global con un 74.3% se ubican en niveles Bajos a Muy Bajos, esto es totalmente alarmante, debido a que estos porcentajes tan altos en niveles tan bajos de capacidad aeróbica se traducen a una gran cantidad de patologías, estos resultados guardan relación con la evidencia científica previamente publicada en cuanto a la relación de problemas patológicas y deficiencias en la capacidad aeróbica (15,28,29,30).…”

“…De igual manera se realizó el análisis comparativo entre hombres y mujeres, respecto a su capacidad aeróbica, para este análisis de utilizo la prueba estadística, t student para muestras independientes, en ambos grupos se realizó la prueba de Levene para la igualdad de varianzas, en la cual se asumieron varianzas iguales de manera significa (p<0,001), respecto a la capacidad aeróbica entre grupos, esta resulto tener significancia de manera significativa, (p<0,001), resultado una mayor capacidad aeróbica en los hombres universitarios sobre las del género femenino, resultados similares a los publicados previamente (34,29).…”

Increasing the level of communicative competence and group interaction of athletes based on the im-plementation of mobile training plans

“…Mobile training plans have been used previously, but the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the use of mobile and computer applications for tracking the condition of athletes and sports students during training in both developed and developing countries (Ansari & Khan, 2020). Social isolation and restrictions on freedom due to the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to decreased levels of physical activity, increased stress levels, and a decreased sense of psychological well-being, with the development of negative mental states of anxiety and depression (Ramos et al, 2023). At the same time, providing adequate physical activity to student-athletes is a fundamental factor in their physical development, emotional intelligence and social interaction, influencing the formation of their personality (Papoutsi et al, 2022;Maciel et al, 2023;Martins et al, 2023).…”