Changes in the amount and intensity of physical activity pre and post covid-19 confinement

Background: Physical inactivity has increased with the confinement decreed by some countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but changes in the lifestyle of the population after confinement are unknown. Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate how the lifestyle and physical activity (PA) habits of the population have changed during the pandemic after confinement and to identify the groups that may have undergone the greatest changes. Methods: The pre-confinement sample were 4160, and post-confinement sample were 2553 healthy adults (age 18-65 years) residing in Spain answered the international PA questionnaire short (IPAQ-S), the first one between 23 March and 1 April and the second one in June of 2020. Data analysis was carried out taking into consideration meeting general PA recommendations post-confinement, age and gender. Results: Regarding the difference in the levels of PA of the studied population, a reduction of 4.56% was observed in vigorous physical activity (VPA), an increase of 22.15% in moderate PA (MPA) and a walking time increasing of 17.06%. In workers and students there was a significant reduction in VPA and an increase in MPA, and only the group of non-workers increased their sitting time. Significant reductions in VPA were observed in the age groups around 18-d»34 years, with an increase in MPA both in these groups and in 35-d»44 years. In the oldest (e»55 -