Impact of Covid-19 Lockdown and Online Studies on Fitness in College Students in and Around Kerala

E. R. Haridas, D. Rajan, P. Sithara, R. Athira, M. Haris, Joju J Mathew
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a newly discovered infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). In March 2020, WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. As a result, schools and colleges were forced to shut down all over the world. This makes all students population to study from home through online classes. The objective of the study was to find out the relationship between COVID19, fitness, and lifestyle changes in students. A sample of 300 students (aged between 18 and 25 years) from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka participated in this online survey sent through a Google Form. The survey consisted of 15 questions regarding the student’s activity level, food habits, and health. 90% of the population did not have any medical limitations to stay active during this survey. Out of this, more than half (53%) of the study population has marked that the pandemic has influenced their fitness status. The sedentary behaviour among the population has increased. 49.7% of the population was physically less active, and 37.7% was not at all active. The possible reasons could be lack of time to do exercise, altered sleeping behaviour, increased laziness, and increased online time. 60.7% population have marked that they do not eat more during pandemic and their food habits were good. 47.7% wish to improve their overall health but not decrease weight. Only 16.7% of the population needs to reduce their weight. This is associated with better access to fresh, homemade food. This indicates that majority of studied student population has good eating habits, but they are not able to stay physically fit due to inability to stay physically active. This study concludes that physical activity limitation is the major factor found to have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic’s online learning. Majority of students’ eating habits have improved due to lockdown, but their fitness status has remained low due to online learning
新冠肺炎封锁对喀拉拉邦及周边地区大学生健康的影响及在线研究
冠状病毒病(COVID-19)是由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒-2 (SARS-CoV-2)引起的一种新发现的传染病。2020年3月,世卫组织宣布COVID-19疫情为大流行。结果,世界各地的学校和大学被迫关闭。这使得所有的学生都可以通过在线课程在家学习。这项研究的目的是找出covid - 19、健身和学生生活方式改变之间的关系。来自喀拉拉邦、泰米尔纳德邦和卡纳塔克邦的300名学生(年龄在18至25岁之间)通过谷歌表格参与了这项在线调查。该调查包括15个问题,涉及学生的活动水平、饮食习惯和健康状况。在调查期间,90%的人没有任何医疗限制来保持运动。其中,超过一半(53%)的研究人群表示,大流行影响了他们的健康状况。人们久坐不动的行为有所增加。49.7%的人缺乏运动,37.7%的人根本不运动。可能的原因是缺乏锻炼时间、睡眠习惯改变、懒惰增加以及上网时间增加。60.7%的人口表示,他们在大流行期间没有吃得更多,饮食习惯良好。47.7%的人希望改善整体健康状况,但不希望减轻体重。只有16.7%的人需要减肥。这与更好地获得新鲜的自制食物有关。这表明大多数被研究的学生群体有良好的饮食习惯,但由于无法保持体育锻炼,他们无法保持身体健康。本研究得出结论,在新冠肺炎大流行期间,身体活动限制是发现在线学习减少的主要因素。大多数学生的饮食习惯在封锁期间有所改善,但由于在线学习,他们的健康状况仍然很低
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