Physical exercise during the pandemic: a systematic review using PRISMA
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https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.2022.v11i1.13721Keywords:
covid-19, pandemic, physical activity, physical exerciseAbstract
This systematic review analyzed the impact of physical exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several academic databases were used combining the MeSH search terms: “Covid-19”, “exercise” and the DeCS terms: "Pandemic", "exercise", using PRISMA’s guidelines. Articles that were available in the databases, which were written in the years 2020 and 2021, were extracted, 16,385 articles were found. After making additional filters, 160 articles were included which were recorded in a spreadsheet. The items included in the check list of the PRISMA methodology were applied, resulting in 32 articles considered in the present paper. From the selected articles, 3 are systematic reviews, 7 scientific notes and 22 are quantitative researches. We concluded that physical exercise is a necessary tool to address the negative consequences of the pandemic and of the measures taken to mitigate infections, however, some processes are limited to repeating the WHO recommendations for the practice of physical activity.
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