Atividade física em tempo de isolamento social causado pela COVID-19: o impacto sobre os frequentadores de academias

Abstract

In March 2020, the world context was marked by the decree of a pandemic caused by the Sars-Cov-2 virus, which imposed a global health catastrophe that changed the way of life of different societies, mainly due to its prevention model through social isolation. Governments all over the planet decreed lockdown in their countries, directly impacting the way people lived. Thus, we sought to analyze the impacts of the period of social isolation, caused by COVID-19 in the practice of physical activity of gym goers in the city of Uberlândia. A transversal study with qualitative analysis of the information was carried out, as well as a literature review to discuss and debate the data collected. Thus, an analysis of a study conducted with 94 physical activity practitioners is presented, whose conclusion shows that the closing of these establishments directly impacted the levels of physical activity performed by the population.