Children’s daily physical activity decreased by 20% during pandemic

COVID-19 restrictions resulted in a 20% decrease in children’s levels of physical activity during the pandemic, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.
In an era when childhood obesity incidence is higher and arrives at younger ages, studies have shown that the pandemic was a challenge for children’s mental and physical health.
The authors of the new study noted that at the start of the pandemic, government-mandated social distancing restrictions were imposed across many countries, which “severely limited children’s

COVID-19 restrictions resulted in a 20% decrease in children’s levels of physical activity during the pandemic, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.
In an era when childhood obesity incidence is higher and arrives at younger ages, studies have shown that the pandemic was a challenge for children’s mental and physical health.
The authors of the new study noted that at the start of the pandemic, government-mandated social distancing restrictions were imposed across many countries, which “severely limited children’s