SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

INTRODUCTION

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread swiftly over the world since its first outbreak in Wuhan, China, in early December 2019.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this epidemic has lately infected more than 20 million people in over 200 countries, resulting in over 730,000 deaths. As a result, unheard-of efforts have been undertaken by Quarantine, social isolation, and other measures taken by governments around the world to contain the pandemic. Individuals who have been infected are isolated.

Taking active breaks, getting up and walking around the home, and doing online workouts were all suggested by experts as ways to avoid inactive behaviour under lockdown. During the pandemic, however, there was a general decrease in physical activity intensity, as well as an increase in the consumption of less healthful foods and a 28.6% increase in sedentary behaviour The COVID-19 pandemic, we expected, would increase sedentary behaviour, diminish physical activity, and have a detrimental influence on nutritional consumption.

The goal of this research is to see how COVID-19 affects young adults' physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Stress has also been linked to poor sleep quality and sleep disruption. In China and Italy, the COVID-19 pandemic has been associated to poor sleep quality, with over half of Italian respondents reporting poor sleep quality.However, as the lockdown progressed in Spain, the quality of respondents' sleep appeared to increase.Sleep deprivation has been connected to bad emotions and moods.

The pandemic gives a once-in-a-lifetime chance to investigate the influence of a societal-level factor on sleep, such as schedule disturbances, changes in sleep opportunity, and changes in sleep-related symptoms and reports. This is especially important for university students who walk between classrooms several times a day on a large campus.The effect of COVID-19-induced isolation measures on nutrition and physical activity habits in Australian undergraduate students was examined one week after they switched to online learning and compared to data from the preceding two years.

To analyse the long-term impact of physical isolation measures, follow-up data was obtained six to eight weeks following the first surveys. Muscle atrophy and weakness, weariness, obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, impaired physical capacity and function, and low quality of life are all significant clinical outcomes of inactivity in children.7.There have been little public health guidelines for the general people as to what they should do. People can and should do in order to preserve their regular routines exercise or physical activity regimens.

During the epidemic, people were nevertheless urged to participate in PA for at least 30-minutes every day, with outdoor exercise allowed. However, staying at home during home confinement limitations may have resulted in greater times of inactivity and inactive time for thousands of Australians.It can also be used to influence future programmes aimed at increasing physical activity and reducing inactive time in the house, which will be critical as more people work from home.

Lockdown is likely to result in a decrease in overall physical activity among the general population. The current review outlines the negative consequences of limited physical activity on mental and physical health as a result of social isolation and quarantine, as well as the effects of basic physical exercise programmes that offset these negative effects, with a focus on acute effects. For months, our regular lives with physical activity (PA) would be disrupted, compromising the health of a large segment of society.

Although physical activity can be given by a variety of individuals (e.g., personal trainers, life coaches, and school physical education teachers), athletes have a distinct advantage because of their unique platform the amount of publicity they get from the media. Extreme social isolation, such as isolation and quarantine, has been shown to promote sadness and anxiety in previous pandemics.

METHODOLOGY

A descriptive cross-sectional study The data was collected from young adults of Gujrat region. Sample size of 385.Convenient Sampling technique was used. General healthy adults aged 18 to 35 years were included.Individuals BMI ≧ 30 and with any diagnosed and known medical condition were excluded.

Data of 385 individuals was selected for the study of sedentary lifestyle among young adults during covid-19 pandemic.Participants' Physical Activity levels and sedentary behaviour was assessed by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ). IPAQ's short form was ideal for population surveillance and large-scale research.The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate individuals' sleep quality and duration.Subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep length, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disruptions, usage of sleeping medication, and daytime dysfunction are the seven sleep quality components.The seven sleep components' final scores ranged from 0 to 21 points. Final scores of 5 or less than 5 points are considered "excellent sleep quality," while scores of more than 5 points are considered "bad sleep quality".BMI was calculated also by using weight machine and measuring tape.

Results

The data was collected from the colleges,factories and banks of Gujrat.Data was carefully analyzed for the prevalence of sedentary behaviour and sleep disturbance during covid-19 pandemic lockdown in young healthy adults.From those 385 adults there were 221(57.4%) males and 164(42.6%) females.Out of 385 participants aged group between 18 to 25 years were 178(46.2%),26 to 30 years were 130(33.8%) and 31 to 35 years were 77(20%).The BMI of the participants were normal weight 226(58.7%) and overweight 159(49.3%) from total of 385 population.

International Physical Activity (IPAQ) questionnaire was used to access the physical activity of the participants. Out of 385 participants 88(22.9%) adults were performing low levels of physical activity in which 33(20.1%) were females and 55(24.9%) were males.And 148(38.4%) adults were performing moderate level of physical activity in which 60(36.6%) were females and 88(39.8%) were males. 149(38.7%) adults were performing high levels of physical activity in which 78(35.3%) adults were males and 71(43.3%) adults were females.

Pitsburg sleep quality index(PSQI) questionnaire was used to access the sleep quality and sleep disturbance of the young adults during pandemic.Out of 385 participants 282(73.2%) individuals were having good quality of sleep.And 103(26.8%) individuals were going through poor sleep quality.In association with physical activity the participants who were having good sleep quality 59(20.9%) adults were performing low levels of PA.109(38.7%) individuals were performing moderate and 114(40.4%) individuals were performing high levels of PA.

In association with poor sleep quality 29(28.2%) participants were doing low level of physical activity. 39(37.9%) individuals were performing moderate levels of PA.And 35(34.0%) adults were doing high levels of physical activity.