During the pandemic, the adjusted cardiorespiratory fitness was 0.55 and 0.86 mL/kg/min lower in girls and boys, respectively. HealthDay News — During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there ...

If these trends continue, by 2030, the prevalence of physical inactivity in Canada could go up to 41.4 per cent, ... Lear said the pandemic restrictions also likely played a role in these trends.

"The findings of the current investigation indicate a crisis within a crisis with respect to a physical inactivity pandemic in the US," Ross Arena of the Department of Physical Therapy at the ...

"U.S. physical inactivity pandemic is a crisis within a crisis," experts say New study in The American Journal of Medicine adds further evidence that social vulnerability influences unhealthy ...

Social vulnerability significantly influences physical inactivity prevalence in the US, especially regarding socioeconomic status and household characteristics.

a day to highlight the role physical activity plays across the UK. But this year's campaign comes at a pivotal time, when the government admits there are "stubbornly high levels of inactivity ...

New research has revealed children’s physical activity in the UK has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels – but children are still more sedentary during the week. The study, led by the University ...

Daily physical activity and exercise play a vital role in reducing the risk of chronic ailments, but there is a “pandemic” of inactivity—one that is only worsening, say experts—undoing a lot of the ...

The link between symptoms of COVID-19 and physical inactivity is increasingly evident. ... the importance of physical activity during the pandemic is clearly demonstrated," Roschel said.

Girls were less active than boys. The pandemic has made matters worse. Physical inactivity in children and adolescents has become a global public health priority. It is now included in global ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated shortfalls in children’s physical activity around the world, according to a new study – and Scotland is not exempt. The report by the Active Healthy Kids ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated shortfalls in children's physical activity around the world, including in Scotland, according to a new study involving the University of Stirling.