Decreased Physical Activity Among Youth Resulting From COVID-19 Pandemic-Related School Closures: Natural Experimental Study.

Amanda Grimes Joseph S Lightner Katlyn E Eighmy Chelsea Steel Robin P Shook Jordan A Carlson

Published in: JMIR formative research (2022)

Youth are engaging in roughly half as much physical activity during the school closure as they were prior to the school closure. If additional evidence supports these claims, interventions are needed to support youths' engagement in physical activity in the Midwest.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
sleep quality
mental health
health insurance
social media