Short and medium-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on child and parent accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time: a natural experiment

• Main Authors: Russell Jago (Author), Ruth Salway (Author), Danielle House (Author), Robert Walker (Author), Lydia Emm-Collison (Author), Kate Sansum (Author), Katie Breheny (Author), Tom Reid (Author), Sarah Churchward (Author), Joanna G. Williams (Author), Charlie Foster (Author), William Hollingworth (Author), Frank de Vocht (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in marked impacts on children's physical activity, with large reductions in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) reported during lockdowns. Previous evidence showed children's activity levels were lower and sedentary time high...