Back to 'normal'? BMI, physical fitness and health-related quality of life of children from North East England before, during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns

L Basterfield, B Galna, NL Burn, H Batten… - Journal of sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We assessed whether changes in children's body mass index (BMI), physical fitness and
health-related quality of life observed post-2020 United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown …

Changes in children's physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study

L Basterfield, NL Burn, B Galna, H Batten… - Journal of Sports …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We aimed to assess one-year changes in physical fitness, health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) and body mass index (BMI), encompassing the 2020 COVID-19 UK lockdowns …

Change in BMI and fitness among primary school children in Austria: A 24-Month follow-up study of 303 children measured before and during the ongoing COVID-19 …

G Jarnig, R Kerbl, MNM van Poppel - Sports, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic not only impacted the health of school children directly
through SARS-CoV-2 infections, but the associated closures of schools and sports facilities …

Reimagining physical activity for children following the systemic disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

L Straker, V Booth, V Cleland, S Gomersall… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
COVID-19-related restrictions disrupted the normal social and environmental systems within
which children live, learn and play. These sudden societal changes provided opportunities …

A multi-perspective qualitative exploration of the reasons for changes in the physical activity among 10–11-year-old children following the easing of the COVID-19 …

R Walker, D House, L Emm-Collison, R Salway… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Active-6 is exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted physical
activity behaviour among Year 6 children (aged 10–11 years) and their parents in Southwest …

Secular change in selected motor performance parameters and BMI in Swiss primary school children from 2014-2021: The Sportcheck+ study

L Nebiker, E Lichtenstein, C Hauser… - Journal of Sports …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
It is important to monitor secular trends in children's motor performance, as healthy and
physically active children are more likely to become healthy and physically active adults …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the impact of COVID‐19 on children's physical activity levels in NSW, Australia

LJ Reece, K Owen, B Foley, C Rose… - … Journal of Australia, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global public health pandemic by the World
Health Organisation (WHO). Governments responded in various ways; locking down cities …

Physical activity in adolescents with and without type 1 diabetes during the New Zealand COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020

DM Telford, DM Signal, PL Hofman… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Physical activity (PA) is an important part of lifestyle management for adolescents with Type
1 diabetes (T1D). Opportunities for PA were reduced by COVID-19 restrictions. Therefore …

Physical activity, mental health and wellbeing of irish adolescents during covid-19 restrictions. A re-issue of the physical activity and wellbeing study (PAWS)

J Murphy, B McGrane, MR Sweeney - 2021 - preprints.org
Covid-19 restrictions impacted many people's daily lives through infection, fear of infection
and the implementation of restrictions on movement. Restrictions and fear of contamination …

Physical fitness among children with diverse weight status during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-wide, cohort study based on the Slovenian physical …

A Martinko, M Sorić, G Jurak, G Starc - The Lancet Regional Health …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 public health crisis has exerted immediate negative impacts on
children's physical fitness, but the longer-term effects are not clear, and the impact on …