Training load, sports performance, physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort of Swiss elite athletes.

Yannis KarrerStefan FröhlichSamuel Iff Jörg SpörriJohannes ScherrErich SeifritzFrancesco BavatoMalte Christian Claussen

Published in: PloS one (2022)

This study revealed a negative impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on sports performance, training load and mental health among Swiss elite athletes, while the rate of self-reported injuries and illnesses remained unaffected.

Keyphrases

mental health
high school
body composition
coronavirus disease
mental illness
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virtual reality
physical activity
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