Physical activity and mental health experiences of people living with long term conditions during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

L Ambrosio, J Morris, D Lambrick, J Faulkner… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Regular physical activity is a strategy that is effective in the physical
management of long term conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic, led to disruption of physical …

Barriers and facilitators associated with physical activity in the Middle East and North Africa region: a systematic overview

S Chaabane, K Chaabna, S Doraiswamy… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing physical inactivity levels in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a
public health concern. We aimed to synthesize barriers and facilitators to physical activity …

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic movement restrictions on self-reported physical activity and health in New Zealand: A cross-sectional survey

RM Meiring, S Gusso, E McCullough… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study describes self-reported physical activity (PA), motivation to exercise, physical and
mental health and feelings towards PA during the March-May 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in …

Barriers and facilitators affecting physical activity among adults in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 quarantine

AS Alqahtani, BA Baattaiah, MD Alharbi… - Health promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The quarantine period in Saudi Arabia from May to June 2020 due to the coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) pandemic prevented many people from engaging in physical activity …

Why some do but too many don't? Barriers and enablers to physical activity in regional Tasmania–an exploratory, mixed-methods study

S Jayasinghe, R Soward, TP Holloway, KAE Patterson… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The interconnectedness of physical inactivity and sedentarism, obesity, non-
communicable disease (NCD) prevalence, and socio-economic costs, are well known …

Perceptions on activity behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic “second wave” among US adults: results of a short online survey

E Sebastião, M Steffens, PM Nakamura… - Sport Sciences for …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people of all nations. This study
examined physical activity (PA) behavior, barriers and facilitators to PA during the COVID-19 …

The relationship between physical activity and long COVID: a cross-sectional study

J Wright, SL Astill, M Sivan - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The relationship between Long Covid (LC) symptoms and physical activity (PA) levels are
unclear. In this cross-sectional study, we examined this association, and the advice that …

Narrative review–barriers and facilitators to promotion of physical activity in primary care

C Leese, K Abraham, BH Smith - Lifestyle Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The objective to provide an overview of the literature on the barriers and facilitators to
physical activity (PA) promotion in primary care, as experienced by practitioners and …

The COVID-19 conundrum: keeping safe while becoming inactive. A rapid review of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exercise in adults by gender and age

A Christensen, S Bond, J McKenna - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Coronavirus (COVID-19) has severely impacted lifestyles worldwide.
Responses to COVID-19 have intentionally restricted the factors that encourage regular and …

Correlates associated with participation in physical activity among adults: a systematic review of reviews and update

J Choi, M Lee, J Lee, D Kang, JY Choi - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Understanding which factors influence participation in physical activity is
important to improve the public health. The aim of the present review of reviews was to …