Confinement measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted the movement of citizens of several Latin American countries. In Brazil, the level of physical activity by adolescents fell dramatically with the coronavirus outbreak. According to a survey conducted in the South American country, nearly 41 percent of adolescents participating in the study were considered physically inactive before the pandemic, in contrast to 93 percent during this crisis.
Share of physically inactive adolescents before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected Latin American countries from April to May 2020
* The total sample consisted of 726 adolescents of which 115 were from Brazil, 170 from Chile, and 147 from Colombia.
According to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) used by the source an adolescent was classified as physically active when performing 300 minutes a week or more of physical activity, in all of the following domains: physical education classes, commuting to school (round trip), physical activity outside and inside the school (extra activities, free time, others).
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MDPI. (July 30, 2020). Share of physically inactive adolescents before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected Latin American countries from April to May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171989/physical-inactivity-adolescents-before-during-coronavirus-country/
MDPI. "Share of physically inactive adolescents before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected Latin American countries from April to May 2020." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171989/physical-inactivity-adolescents-before-during-coronavirus-country/
MDPI. (2020). Share of physically inactive adolescents before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected Latin American countries from April to May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171989/physical-inactivity-adolescents-before-during-coronavirus-country/
MDPI. "Share of Physically Inactive Adolescents before and during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Selected Latin American Countries from April to May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171989/physical-inactivity-adolescents-before-during-coronavirus-country/
MDPI, Share of physically inactive adolescents before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected Latin American countries from April to May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171989/physical-inactivity-adolescents-before-during-coronavirus-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of physically inactive adolescents before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected Latin American countries from April to May 2020 [Graph], MDPI, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171989/physical-inactivity-adolescents-before-during-coronavirus-country/
