Table 2.
Types of PA undertaken before and during the pandemic (n = 688)
| Sex | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Variants | Before Pandemic | During Pandemic | P-Value | ||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Women (n = 491) | Jogging | 89 | 18.1 | 86 | 17.5 | 0.854 |
| Flexibility exercises/yoga | 81 | 16.5 | 122 | 24.8 | 0.0004* | |
| Strength exercises | 163 | 33.2 | 140 | 28.5 | 0.092 | |
| Fitness/Pilates/aerobic | 172 | 35 | 165 | 33.6 | 0.654 | |
| General improvement exercises | 107 | 21.8 | 126 | 25.7 | 0.111 | |
| Marching, walks | 284 | 57.8 | 236 | 48.1 | 0.003* | |
| Nordic walking | 17 | 3.5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0.322 | |
| Cycling/roller skating | 133 | 27.1 | 123 | 25.1 | 0.452 | |
| None | 28 | 5.7 | 47 | 9.6 | 0.019* | |
| Men (n = 197) | Jogging | 62 | 31.5 | 45 | 22.8 | 0.078 |
| Flexibility exercises/yoga | 13 | 6.6 | 19 | 9.6 | 0.276 | |
| Strength exercises | 122 | 61.9 | 93 | 47.2 | 0.002* | |
| Fitness/Pilates/aerobic | 13 | 6.6 | 9 | 4.6 | 0.497 | |
| General improvement exercises | 32 | 16.2 | 41 | 20.8 | 0.138 | |
| Marching, walks | 81 | 41.4 | 71 | 36 | 0.277 | |
| Nordic walking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Cycling/roller skating | 57 | 28.9 | 47 | 23.9 | 0.264 | |
| None | 10 | 5.1 | 26 | 13.2 | 0.001* | |
| Age Group | ||||||
| 18–28 y (n = 435) | Jogging | 105 | 24.1 | 93 | 21.4 | 0.329 |
| Flexibility exercises/yoga | 62 | 14.3 | 113 | 26 | 0.0002* | |
| Strength exercises | 215 | 49.4 | 179 | 41.4 | 0.005* | |
| Fitness/Pilates/aerobic | 125 | 28.7 | 122 | 28 | 0.728 | |
| General improvement exercises | 90 | 20.7 | 107 | 24.6 | 0.118 | |
| Marching, walks | 233 | 53.6 | 203 | 46.7 | 0.036* | |
| Nordic walking | 6 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.841 | |
| Cycling/roller skating | 124 | 28.5 | 114 | 26.2 | 0.423 | |
| None | 24 | 5.5 | 36 | 8.2 | 0.108 | |
| 29–38 y (n = 135) | Jogging | 30 | 22.2 | 27 | 20 | 0.746 |
| Flexibility exercises/yoga | 18 | 13.3 | 16 | 11.9 | 0.669 | |
| Strength exercises | 36 | 26.7 | 38 | 28.1 | 0.627 | |
| Fitness/Pilates/aerobic | 36 | 26.7 | 36 | 26.7 | 0.878 | |
| General improvement exercises | 27 | 20 | 33 | 24.4 | 0.332 | |
| Marching, walks | 71 | 52.6 | 56 | 41.5 | 0.026* | |
| Nordic walking | 5 | 3.7 | 5 | 3.7 | 0.637 | |
| Cycling/roller skating | 33 | 24.4 | 31 | 23 | 0.754 | |
| None | 10 | 7.4 | 16 | 11.9 | 0.094 | |
| 39-58 y (n = 118) | Jogging | 16 | 13.6 | 11 | 9.3 | 0.641 |
| Flexibility exercises/yoga | 14 | 11.9 | 12 | 10.2 | 0.625 | |
| Strength exercises | 34 | 28.8 | 16 | 13.6 | 0.002* | |
| Fitness/Pilates/aerobic | 24 | 20.3 | 16 | 13.6 | 0.276 | |
| General improvement exercises | 22 | 18.6 | 27 | 22.9 | 0.289 | |
| Marching, walks | 61 | 51.7 | 48 | 40.7 | 0.189 | |
| Nordic walking | 6 | 5.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.072 | |
| Cycling/roller skating | 33 | 28 | 25 | 21.2 | 0.315 | |
| None | 4 | 3.4 | 21 | 17.8 | 0.0004* | |
*
Statistically significant data.