Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/96486
Title: | Evaluation of COVID-19 restrictions on distance runners' training habits using wearable trackers | Authors: | Chan, ZYS Peeters, R Cheing, G Ferber, R Cheung, RTH |
Issue Date: | Jan-2022 | Source: | Frontiers in sports and active living, Jan. 2022, v. 3, 812214 | Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruption to many individuals' lifestyles. Social distancing restrictions implemented during this global pandemic may bring potential impact on physical activity habits of the general population. However, running is one of the most popular forms of physical activity worldwide and one in which it could be maintained even during most COVID-19 restrictions. We aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on runners' training habits through analyzing the training records obtained from their GPS enabled wearable trackers. Retrospective and prospective data were collected from an online database (https://wetrac.ucalgary.ca). Runners' training habits, including frequency, intensity and duration of training, weekly mileage and running locations were analyzed and compared 9 months before and after the start of COVID-19 restrictions in March 2020. We found that runners ran 3 km per week more (p = 0.05, Cohen's d = 0.12) after the start of COVID-19 restrictions, and added 0.3 training sessions per week (p = 0.03, Cohen's d = 0.14). Moreover, runners ran an additional 0.4 sessions outdoors (p < 0.01, Cohen's d = 0.21) but there was no significant change in the intensity or duration of training sessions. Our findings suggested that runners adopted slightly different training regimen as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Our results described the collective changes, irrespective of differences in response measures adopted by various countries or cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Keywords: | Activity monitoring Coronavirus Training frequency Training intensity Wearables |
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation | Journal: | Frontiers in sports and active living | EISSN: | 2624-9367 | DOI: | 10.3389/fspor.2021.812214 | Rights: | © 2022 Chan, Peeters, Cheing, Ferber and Cheung. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. The following publication Chan, Z. Y. S., Peeters, R., Cheing, G., Ferber, R., & Cheung, R. T. H. (2022). Evaluation of COVID-19 restrictions on distance runners' training habits using wearable trackers. Frontiers in sports and active living, 3, 812214 is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.812214. |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
fspor-03-812214.pdf | 349 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Page views
64
Last Week
2
2
Last month
Citations as of Sep 22, 2024
Downloads
26
Citations as of Sep 22, 2024
SCOPUSTM
Citations
2
Citations as of Sep 26, 2024
WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations
2
Citations as of Jun 20, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.