The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical fitness in young adults: a historical control study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 15430 - 10
• Main Authors: Ripley-Gonzalez, Jeffrey W., Zhou, Nanjiang, Zeng, Tanghao, You, Baiyang, Zhang, Wenliang, Liu, Jie, Dong, Yuchen, Guo, Ying, Dun, Yaoshan, Liu, Suixin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 18.09.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/700/1538; 692/700/478; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Pandemics; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Young adults

The strength of evidence regarding long-term changes to fitness resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdowns is deficient. This two-site retrospective study aimed to investigate the long-term changes in physical fitness among young adults a year after the onset of the pandemic us...