TABLE 3.

Participants’ perceived benefits from practices implemented to improve their health and well-being during the lockdown across groups and samples.

Practices implemented	Exemplar responses from proactive participants
	Craft program group (NTS = 37; NFS = 29)	Beneficial effect		Control group (NTS = 31; NFS = 17)	Beneficial effect
		NTS (%)	NFS (%)		NTS (%)	NFS (%)
Yoga/Meditation	“I have practiced Meditation. I have learnt it in the Emotional intelligence class and it has been an important element to bear the situation. The changes have been relevant. Management of anxiety, stress, interfamily relationships, time management. It has been an essential help in multiple aspects.”	16 (43)	12 (41)	“Yoga learnt through video lessons on YouTube. Honestly, I have noticed certain improvement from the first practice though I have been doing it for not a long time to feel more important beneficial effects.”	1 (3.2)	1 (6)
	“The various techniques learnt in the Mindfulness subject such as the physical Protocol, Meditations, breath control helped me live with the current situation and see it with a neutral perspective.”
Yoga/Meditation + Other	“Sports made me liberate accumulated tensions and feel much better with myself. I meditated a lot and thanks to the subjects of Mindfulness and Emotional intelligence I am able to manage and self-regulate my emotions, I am more conscious of my thoughts, and my sate in general.”	11 (30)	9 (31)	“Guided meditations that helped me relax during anxious moments. Sports helped me feel my body stronger.”	3 (9.7)	0 (0)
				“Meditation (audio from authorized courses), cardio, push-ups, abs, squats. All of this has helped me bear the effects I have described but I also believe that in a lockdown state like this there is no one who can be healthy regardless of what they do.”
	“Every day I did physical activity that helps me to relax/calm down physically, mentally, and emotionally. I also practiced meditation but not as much as I would have liked. It was difficult as it requires a prior state of concentration and calmness. However, when I applied it I have noticed outstanding changes.”
Other	“Online training with a personal training through Instagram. It has been very positive because it was helping me to unleash my energy and to put my body in operation”.	2 (5)	2 (7)	“Only doing sports has helped me keep active, feel more energic and be more positive about looking at things.”	12 (38.7)	6 (40)
				“I used the ‘conscious rest’ practice from the ergonomics subject when I was overwhelmed and could not take it anymore. Resting for 5–10 min and let myself go without thinking of anything gave me tranquility and relaxation, which I needed it.”
	“Sports five times a week and I am very proud. I have not experienced a lot of change but it makes me feel well”.

N_TS = Number of proactive participants in the total sample; N_FS = Number of proactive participants in the filtered sample after excluding participants that reported previous exposure with yoga/Meditation other than in the CRAFT program before the lockdown and/or in the CRAFT program during the academic years 2017–2019.