Staying Physically Active During the Quarantine and Self-Isolation Period for Controlling and Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Overview of the Literature

Hamdi Chtourou, Khaled Trabelsi, Cyrine H'mida, Omar Boukhris, Jordan M Glenn, Michael Brach, Ellen Bentlage, Nick Bott, Roy Jesse Shephard, Achraf Ammar, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Hamdi Chtourou, Khaled Trabelsi, Cyrine H'mida, Omar Boukhris, Jordan M Glenn, Michael Brach, Ellen Bentlage, Nick Bott, Roy Jesse Shephard, Achraf Ammar, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented worldwide public health concern. Characterized by rapid and high frequency human-to-human transmission, the World Health Organization has recommended implementation of public health measures, including isolation of all suspected infectious individuals for a 14-day quarantine period, while governments have introduced "social distancing" and "lock-downs" of varying severity to curtail COVID-19 spread. Recent COVID-19 research further suggests there are major sleep problems and psychological disorders (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression) associated with the reduction of movement and activities, as well as the reduced social interaction. There have been no studies examining the effect of physical activity at home during such periods of isolation. However, based on previous research, potential tactics to overcome these negative effects include home-based exercise, exergaming, dancing to music, and participation in yoga. Adults should accumulate at least 150 min of moderate-intensity and at least 75 min of vigorous-intensity of activity divided in to 5-7 sessions per week. This training volume could be reduced by 30% for children and adolescents if replaced by recess or active play in and around the home. Additionally, exercises should be adapted to the fitness level of the participant and a progressive model of intensity and training volume should be utilized, preferably monitored by telephone applications and wearable sensors.

Keywords: COVID-19; physical activity; psychology; quarantine; sleep.

Copyright © 2020 Chtourou, Trabelsi, H'mida, Boukhris, Glenn, Brach, Bentlage, Bott, Shephard, Ammar and Bragazzi.

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The retrieval and selection process of studies adopted in the present systematic review and meta-analysis.

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