COVID-19 Is Making Americans Even More Sedentary. The Effects Could Be Long-Lasting
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. In a sample of about 3,000 U.S. adults, people who were meeting exercise guidelines before the pandemic reported an average 32% reduction in physical activity once social-distancing measures went into effect. Those who were sedentary before tended to stay that way. But is it really such a big deal to stop exercising for a few weeks or months, especially with so much going on in the world?
Maybe. Study co-author Jacob Meyer, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University, says he fears the trend won’t simply reverse itself when life goes back to normal—especially since “normal”“It is incredibly difficult to get somebody who is not already active to become active,” Meyer says. “Now what we’re seeing is people who used to be active are not being active.
Genevieve Dunton, a professor of preventive medicine and psychology at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, has concerns as well. She, along with researchers from Colorado State University, is tracking changes in activity among a group of about 800 American adults. Dunton hasn’t done a full analysis yet, but says she can already see marked decreases, especially in steps taken per day.
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