TABLE 3.
Part B: Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic to CrossFit® athletes.
| References (year) | Sample (n); age (years) | Measures | Context | Main findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meier et al. (2022b) | Participants (male = 290; female = 192; diverse = 2) divided in CFA (n = 266) and WLA (n = 218); 31 (range 18–65) | Online survey to identify changes in training behavior and differences between CrossFit® and weightlifting, with a focus on purchasing habits, body mass changes, and acceptance of digital sports offerings | Restrictions of the nationwide lockdown in Germany from mid-March until June 2020 | ↑ CFA and WLA bought new equipment |
| ↑ Usage of digital sport offers increased | ||||
| ↓ CFA subgroup (n = 142) showed a weight loss of at least 5 kg | ||||
| Araujo et al. (2022) | Females (n = 197); 32 | Online survey about frequency, duration, and intensity of training and data of CrossFit® athletes related to the COVID-19 pandemic with focus on the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) before and during the quarantine | Quarantine and closure of non-essential services (incl. Affiliated training centers) in Brazil starting March 2020 | ↑ Body weight exercises were most performed |
| ↓ Decrease in training intensity (of 64% of participants) | ||||
| ↓ Appearance of UI decreased (from 32% to 14%)) | ||||
| Cataldi et al. (2021) | Participants (male = 18; female = 12); 18.26 ± 0.52 | Study to examine the effectiveness of a CrossFit® program in mitigating fitness deficits caused by COVID-19 prevention interventions, with an intervention group (IG) that completed an 8-week CrossFit® training program and a control group (CG) | Social distancing and closure of sport centers in Italy in the summer of 2020 | ↑ Significant improvements for all fitness tests in the IG |
| ↑ Higher scores for the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy scale (RESE) negative and positive scales in the IG | ||||
| = no significant difference for the fitness tests in the CG (except for the push-up test) | ||||
| Redwood-Brown et al. (2021) | Participants (male = 799; female = 1006); range 18–65 | Online survey addressing self-reported training history, health and lifestyle history, nutritional customs, present training status and suspected levels of exposure to COVID-19 of CrossFit® athletes | Restrictions of the nationwide lockdown in United Kingdom’s from May until June 2020 | = 45% reported no changed exercise habits |
| CrossFit® participation (minutes of exercise) was indicative of a lower BMI and was not shown to impact perceptions of disease, particularly relating to probability of COVID-19 infection |
Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index ; CG, Control group; CFA, CrossFit athletes ; IG, Intervention group ; RESE, Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy scale ; UI, Urinary incontinence ; WLA, weightlifting athletes.