Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived cardiorespiratory fitness in athlete patients.
Sarah GustusNathaniel MoulsonTimothy W ChurchillJames Sawalla GusehBradley J PetekCarolyn VanAttaAaron L BaggishMeagan M WasfyPublished in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2022)
The majority of participants perceived that they had maintained or improved CRF over the pandemic. Findings from this study suggest that a reduction in perceived CRF from pre-pandemic values in athletic patients in clinical practice may not result from population-wide pandemic changes in lifestyle. Worse health status and lower levels of moderate intensity PA were associated with perceived reduction in CRF over the pandemic in athlete patients.