Oral / Poster Presentation File
1PhD in sport management, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2Faculty of Education, Leisure time activities counseling and management, Palacky university, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Findings indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected movement and physical activities negatively. There was a significant difference between the BMI of participants before and during the pandemic (t= 14.273, sig= .000).To put it another way, the corona pandemic has led to increasing the participants’ weight significantly.
According to this study, 30% of the participants were regularly working out in the gyms before the covid-19 pandemic. 27% continued their physical activities at home during the pandemic. Taking part in group leisure activities is supposed to be highly beneficial. However, in order to stop the spread of the virus, it is not sensible, during the pandemic. To that end, online group physical activities are an adequate alternative that avoid people from seclusion and depression. While people are getting vaccinated globally and protection against COVID-19 is increasing, several mutations are emerging and this could lead to further lock downs and disruption of the daily life routine. Thus, institutional and governance measures should be done to upgrade leisure time possibilities in the similar critical circumstances. In other words, further researches is needed in this issue.
