Title:	Physical Activity and BMI before and after the Situation Caused by COVID-19 in Upper Primary School Pupils in the Czech Republic
Authors:	Pyšná, Jana Pyšný, Ladislav Cihlář, David Petrů, Dominika Hajerová Müllerová, Lenka Čtvrtečka, Luděk Čechová, Anna Suchý, Jiří
Citation:	PYŠNÁ, J. PYŠNÝ, L. CIHLÁŘ, D. PETRŮ, D. HAJEROVÁ MÜLLEROVÁ, L. ČTVRTEČKA, L. ČECHOVÁ, A. SUCHÝ, J. Physical Activity and BMI before and after the Situation Caused by COVID-19 in Upper Primary School Pupils in the Czech Republic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, roč. 19, č. 5, s. Nestránkováno. ISSN: 1660-4601
Issue Date:	2022
Publisher:	MDPI
Document type:	článek article
URI:	2-s2.0-85125558794 http://hdl.handle.net/11025/51611
ISSN:	1660-4601
Keywords in different language:	physical activity;body mass index;COVID-19;pupils;health;lifestyle;sport;obesity
Abstract in different language:	Regular physical activity is a very important factor in the healthy development of an individual and an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. However, today's population still suffers from an insufficient amount of exercise caused mainly by technological progress and often inappropriate conditions for practising sports. In relation to this, we are grappling with a steady increase in obesity. During the COVID-19 pandemic, conditions for regular physical activity became even more unfavourable, with the declaration of a state of emergency and antipandemic measures leading to the closure of sports grounds and sporting competitions. Using a questionnaire survey of a sample of children (n = 1456), we found that, already before the pandemic, 69% of the observed sample had not met the recommended amount of physical activity, and only 67% of the sample was of normal weight. By comparing both groups after the end of pandemic restrictions, we found statistically significant differences at examined indicators of the children's Body Mass Index (BMI), their physical activity, and free time spending habits. We noticed the significant differences in BMI indicators in two different categories, normal weight (7.5%) and stage 1 obesity (1.66%). Simultaneously, we noticed differences in the children's physical activities, especially with children who attend sports playgroups connected to athletic development (8.74%). More differences were noticed in free time spending habits indicators; the most significant ones were with the children who spend their free time behind the personal computer for more than 14 h a week (5.4%) and with the children who spend their free time on social media for 8-14 h a week (18.56%).
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