Strategies to combat the increase of sedentary behavior after COVID-19 pandemic: an opinion article
In the current COVID-19 pandemic, physical activity has been decreasing. In contrast, sedentary behavior largely increased due to social isolation. This scenario led to a significant worsening of population physical and mental health. With the increasing vaccination rate, many countries are coming b...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) |
| Repositorio: | Research, Society and Development |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28689 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/28689 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Sedentary behavior COVID-19 Physical exercise Health. Conducta sedentaria Ejercicio físico Salud. Comportamento sedentário Exercício físico Saúde. |
| Sumario: | In the current COVID-19 pandemic, physical activity has been decreasing. In contrast, sedentary behavior largely increased due to social isolation. This scenario led to a significant worsening of population physical and mental health. With the increasing vaccination rate, many countries are coming back to normal life, but the fear of COVID-19 and crowding places can limit the physical activity practice in traditional exercise facilities, such as gyms. Given that physical activity is a nonpharmacological tool to enhance health and prevent a multitude of non-communicable diseases, it is important to achieve recommended levels of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this opinion article, we aimed to alert about the deleterious effects of sedentary behavior associated with physical inactivity due to COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic scenarios. Moreover, we provide alternative strategies (exergames and high-intensity interval exercise) for individuals to maintain their activity in their homes or outdoors, avoiding traditional exercise facilities for practicing physical activity where there is potential crowding. |
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