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- The study explored how physical activity changed for adults aged 50 and older from before the COVID-19 pandemic to during it.
- 43% of participants reported less physical activity during the pandemic, with barriers including lack of access to workout locations, anxiety, and a struggle to commit to exercise.
- Conversely, having a heart or lung condition and a history of falling were linked to stability or increased activity levels, highlighting important factors for understanding physical activity during COVID-19.
Article Abstract
Objective: We examined changes in physical activity from pre-COVID-19 to during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors associated with reduced physical activity levels among adults 50 yrs and older.
Design: Participants of a validation study were stratified into being "less active than before" or "equally or more active than before" COVID-19. Multivariable manual backward analyses were used to identify self-reported barriers associated with the reduction in physical activity.
Results: Reduced physical activity levels during COVID-19 were reported among 244 of 503 participants (43%). After adjusting for demographics and health conditions, factors that increased the odds of reduced physical activity levels during COVID-19 were lacking access to workout places, feeling too anxious, and difficulty committing to physical activity. Factors that decreased the odds of reduced physical activity levels during COVID-19 were self-identifying a heart- or lung-associated diagnosis that impacts physical activity and having a 12-mo retrospective history of falling.
Conclusions: The physical activity participation barriers identified to be associated with a reduction in physical activity can be used as a starting point for a conversation regarding physical activity participation during COVID-19.
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Cme Objectives: Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Describe the changes in physical activity levels among adults 50 yrs and older from pre-COVID-19 to during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) Differentiate between the COVID-19 related factors associated with reduced physical activity levels among adults 50 yrs and older and younger adults; and (3) Identify the physical activity-related factor that decreased the odds of reduced physical activity levels during COVID-19 among adults 50 yrs and older.
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