Going Online?—Can Online Exercise Classes during Covid-19-Related Lockdowns Replace in-Person Offers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15512156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eszter Füzéki (0000-0002-5466-7412, Goethe University Frankfurt, corresponding author), Jan Schröder (0000-0003-2471-6639, Universität Hamburg), Rüdiger Reer (Universität Hamburg), David A Groneberg (0000-0001-8551-6556, Goethe University Frankfurt), Winfried Banzer (Goethe University Frankfurt) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1942-1942 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19041942 |
| PMID | 35206129 |
| OpenAlex | W4211145045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
Germany experienced a 6-month second lockdown (November 2020-April 2021) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which included the closure of all physical activity (PA) facilities. The use of online exercise classes (OECs) was promoted by public health and exercise organizations. Using the present cross-sectional online survey, we assess the use of and opinion towards OECs in Germany during the second lockdown. We used contingency tables and the Chi 2 test to calculate the frequency of awareness and use of OECs according to PA status, well-being and demographic data, and conducted a binary logistic regression with OEC awareness or use and dichotomized independent predictors. The associations between opinion and activity status, frequency of use, educational attainment, age and body mass index were calculated using Spearman correlations. A total of 993 datasets were analyzed in detail. Of the 785 (79.1%) participants reporting awareness of OECs, 536 tried them, and 262, 188 and 85 used them <1 per week, 1-2 per week and ≥3 per week, respectively. The users were typically active, female participants with poorer mental well-being. The opinions towards OECs varied according to participant characteristics, such as activity status, BMI and age. Overall, regular OEC use was quite limited, and, as such, cannot replace in-person exercise opportunities. Keeping physical activity facilities open and safe must be prioritized in the ongoing pandemic
Body mass index · Contingency table · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Educational attainment · Logistic regression · Pandemic · Pathology · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Public health · Test (biology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |