The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Students’ Sport Activity
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.69(2).12Keywords:
physical activity, health, pandemic, lifestyle, influence, benefitsAbstract
The rapid spread of COVID-19 virus in Romania has had a substantial impact on higher education, where almost all institutions have been closed and on-site teaching activities have been replaced by online courses (at the peak of the pandemic, 90% of the world’s students were affected by the closure of institutions). International research papers show that these prevention measures have increased stress and anxiety levels and the number of cases of depression. This fact had a considerable effect especially among the students of the physical education faculties, who could no longer support their sports activities. As shown in the present study, 80.5% of the students confirmed that they were affected physically and mental/emotional by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research aimed to identify the current physical condition, but also to compare the physical condition before and during the pandemic and to understand the emerging negative effects of the pandemic on students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
Impactul pandemiei de covid-19 asupra activității fizice a studenților. Răspândirea rapidă a virusului COVID-19 în România a avut un impact substanțial asupra învățământului superior, unde aproape toate instituțiile au fost închise, iar activitățile de predare la fața locului au fost înlocuite cu cursuri online (în perioada de vârf a pandemiei, 90% din studenții lumii au fost afectați de închiderea instituțiilor). Cercetări internaționale arată că aceste măsuri de prevenire au crescut considerabil nivelul de stres și anxietate și numărul cazurilor de depresie. Acest fapt a avut un efect considerabil mai ales în rândul studenților facultăților de educație fizică, care nu mai puteau susține activitățile sportive. După cum se arată în studiul de față, 80,5% dintre studenți au confirmat că au fost afectați fizic și psihic/emoțional de pandemia COVID-19. Cercetarea și-a propus să identifice condiția fizică actuală, dar și să compare condiția fizică dinaintea și în timpul pandemiei și să înțeleagă efectele negative emergente ale pandemiei asupra studenților Facultății de Educație Fizică și Sport din cadrul Universității Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj- Napoca.
Cuvinte-cheie: activitate fizică, sănătate, pandemie, stil de viață, influență, beneficii
Article history: Received: 2024 May 31; Revised: 2024 August 12; Accepted: 2024 August 26;
Available online: 2024 August 30; Available print: 2024 August 30
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