The impact of inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical performance of high school athletes

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dc.contributor.authorAsan, Selim
dc.contributor.authorUlupinar, Suleyman
dc.contributor.authorOzbay, Serhat
dc.contributor.authorNamli, Sevinc
dc.contributor.authorGencoglu, Cebrail
dc.contributor.authorCanyurt, Ferhat
dc.contributor.authorCingoz, Yunus Emre
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T18:53:56Z
dc.date.available2024-10-04T18:53:56Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground/Objective This study was conducted during the 2019-2020 academic year to evaluate the impact of participation in school sports on students' Body Mass Index (BMI) and Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (ALPHA) test scores. Interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a suspension of in-person education, the study resumed in September 2021, refocusing on the effects of pandemic-induced inactivity on the physical fitness levels of the same cohort.Methods The study included twenty-nine male high school students (age: 17,24 +/- 0,73 years), divided into thirteen athletes (participating in sports such as football, basketball, and track) and sixteen non-athletic counterparts. They underwent reassessment using the ALPHA test battery, evaluating cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and motor skills fitness. Data were analyzed using independent and paired samples t-tests and a two-way repeated measures ANOVA to assess changes over time and between groups. Discriminant function analysis evaluated the ALPHA test's ability to classify students based on their athletic status pre- and post-pandemic.Results Initially, athlete students exhibited significantly better BMI, 20 m shuttle run, and 4 x 10 m speed run scores compared to their non-athlete peers. After the pandemic, only the 20 m shuttle run scores remained significantly higher for athletes, with diminished distinctions in other fitness areas. The classification accuracy of the ALPHA test battery decreased from 89.7 to 75.9% post-pandemic.Conclusion The enforced sedentary lifestyle due to the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected all students, particularly diminishing health-related fitness parameters such as body composition, cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal strength, and motor skills. Students previously engaged in regular physical activity, notably school athletes, experienced significant fitness declines. This highlights the urgent need for targeted interventions to encourage active lifestyles among youth in the post-pandemic phase, aiming to avert long-term adverse health outcomes.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13102-024-00916-3
dc.identifier.issn2052-1847
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid38845016en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85195485209en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-00916-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/3796
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001243338800001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBmcen_US
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitationen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectPhysical activityen_US
dc.subjectSchool athletesen_US
dc.subjectHealth-Related Fitnessen_US
dc.subjectALPHA Testen_US
dc.titleThe impact of inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical performance of high school athletesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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