Less exercise, more time spent in front of screens, higher psychological stress, and reduced physical fitness: These alarming results were obtained by various s
Less exercise, more time spent in front of screens, higher psychological stress, and reduced physical fitness: These alarming results were obtained by various studies focusing on children and adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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IMAGE: Among others, the latest study reveals the interrelation of psychic well-being and physical activity during the lockdown in spring 2020. (Photo: Lydia Albrecht, KIT) view more
Credit: Lydia Albrecht, KIT
According to the Motorik-Modul-Längsschnittstudie (MoMo, Motor Module Longitudinal Study) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Karlsruhe University of Education (PHKA), mental health of children and adolescents decreased during the first lockdown. For children aged between 4 and 10 years and for girls irrespective of their age, mental health was found to promote physical activity during Covid-induced lockdown in spring 2020. This is reported in
Children (DOI: 10.3390/children8020098). The impacts of the lockdown on children and adolescents is discussed widely, says Dr. Kathrin Wunsch from Institute of Sports and Sports Science of the KIT. Already in December did a study of the KIT and PHKA team reveal that physical exercise of children an
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IMAGE: By playing outside, children and adolescents found ways to be physically active during the lockdown. (Photo: Martin Köhler, Motorik-Modul Study) view more
Credit: Martin Köhler, Motorik-Modul Study
In spring 2020, when soccer and sports clubs closed for sever-al weeks due to the Corona pandemic, children and adoles-cents looked for alternative physical activities. According to a supplementary study covering more than 1700 children and adolescents aged from 4 to 17 as part of the Motorik-Modul Study (MoMo) conducted by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Karlsruhe University of Education (PHKA), the chil-dren were physically active about 36 minutes longer every day, but also spent an hour more in front of screens and monitors. The results are reported in