COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Time but Not Sleep Quality in Young Badminton Athletes

Overview

Journal Sport Sci Health

Publisher Springer

Date 2021 Apr 27

PMID 33903803

Citations 8

Authors

Arilene Maria da Silva Santos

Fabricio Eduardo Rossi

Helton Pereira Dos Santos Nunes DE Moura

Antonio Valdeci Marreiro de Sousa Junior

Dionis C D Machado

Lucas Melo Neves

Aldeni Silva Brito

Pedro Moura

Paula Alves Monteiro

Ismael Forte Freitas Junior

Marcos Antonio Pereira Dos Santos

Sergio Luiz Galan Ribeiro

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Abstract

Purpose: Regular physical activity is a good strategy to maintain the health of athletes, and prevent pain and decreased joint flexibility during the pandemic. On the other hand, higher sedentary time during the pandemic period can have deleterious effects. The objective of this study was to compare physical activity levels, sedentary time, and sleep parameters during the pre-COVID period and the COVID-19 pandemic period in young badminton athletes.

Methods: Fifteen young badminton athletes were evaluated during a pre-COVID period (July 2019) and during the COVID-19 period (July 2020). Sleep parameters, physical activity level, and sedentary time were measured using a tri-axial accelerometer. Participants wore the accelerometer on their dominant wrist for 7 days consecutively. In addition, the average of each sleep parameter [time in bed and total sleep time in hours per day, sleep efficiency (%), wake after sleep onset (WASO, total per day), and sleep latency (minutes per day)] was reported over the 7-day period.

Results: Athletes presented increased sedentary time (pre-COVID = 7.0 ± 1.1 vs.COVID-19 = 8.9 ± 1.9 h/day, = 0.004, = 1.30) and significant decreases in the total PA observed in counts per day (pre-COVID = 2,967,064.4 ± 671,544.1 vs. COVID-19 = 1,868,210.2 ± 449,768.4 counts/day, = 0.001, = 1.99), time in vigorous PA (pre-COVID = 7.7 ± 0.9 vs. COVID-19 = 6.1 ± 1.2 h/day, = 0.001, = 1.56), and time in moderate-to-vigorous PA (pre-COVID = 8.1 ± 0.9 vs. COVID-19 = 6.5 ± 1.3 h/day, = 0.001, = 1.48). There were no significant differences for time in light and moderate PA or in sleep parameters ( > 0.05).

Conclusion: Young badminton athletes presented increased sedentary time, and decreased total physical activity, time in MVPA, and time in vigorous activities during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-COVID period, however, there were no significant differences in sleep parameters.

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