@article{01JNY028NC7VFWPFVXP0XDQMXQ,
  abstract     = {{Background Mid-March 2020, Belgium went in lockdown to combat the COVID-19-pandemic. Having to provide school-based day care and adapt to online teaching, while all social, cultural and sports events and activities were cancelled, secondary school teachers' physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) may have been affected considerably. This study investigates the impact of the first Belgian lockdown on PA and SB in Flemish secondary school teachers. Methods This prospective cohort study was conducted throughout the 2019-2020 school year. PA and SB measured in March/April 2020 were compared with a pre-lockdown measurement in January/February 2020. Other pre-lockdown measurements (September/October 2019 and November/December 2019) and one other during-lockdown measurement (May/June 2020) allowed us to control for confounding. Validated questionnaires were used to assess participants' PA and SB. Generalized linear mixed models were applied in R. Results Among 624 participants (77 center dot 2% females, 43 center dot 3 +/- 10 center dot 3 years), increases were observed for total PA (+ 108 min/week; p = 0 center dot 047), moderate PA (+ 217 min/week; p = 0 center dot 001), domestic and garden PA (+ 308 min/week; p < 0 center dot 0001) and leisure-time PA (+ 131 min/week; p < 0 center dot 0001), whereas work-related PA (-289 min/week; p < 0 center dot 0001) and active transportation (-38 min/week; p =0 center dot 005) decreased. No differences were observed for walking (p = 1 center dot 0) and vigorous PA (p = 0 center dot 570). Increases were found for total SB (+ 972 min/week; p < 0 center dot 0001), work-related SB (+ 662 min/week; p < 0 center dot 0001) and leisure-time SB (+ 592 min/week; p = 0 center dot 0004), whereas transport-related SB (-290 min/week; p < 0 center dot 0001) decreased. Conclusion During the lockdown, we found in our sample that Flemish secondary school teachers showed an increase in SB that was 9 times as high as their PA increase. As a government, education network or school, it is crucial to sensitize, promote, and facilitate sufficient MVPA and/or walking, but likewise to discourage SB during pandemic-induced lockdowns.}},
  articleno    = {{1508}},
  author       = {{Verhavert, Yanni and Deliens, Tom and Stas, Lara and Van Hoof, Elke and Deforche, Benedicte and Aerenhouts, Dirk and Clarys, Peter and Zinzen, Evert and De Martelaer, Kristine}},
  issn         = {{1471-2458}},
  journal      = {{BMC PUBLIC HEALTH}},
  keywords     = {{Confinement,Quarantine,Energy expenditure,Longitudinal,Pandemic,Teachers,Healthy lifestyle,SITTING TIME,DEPRESSION,HEALTH,RISK}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{13}},
  title        = {{The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in secondary school teachers : a prospective cohort study}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18954-4}},
  volume       = {{24}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}

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