Penurunan Aktivitas Fisik dan Peningkatan Status Gizi Selama Pandemi Covid-19 Pada Mahasiswa Olahraga

Abstract

Covid-19 has been declared an international public health emergency. The implementation of physical distancing requires reducing mobility and demands drastic changes. Students have tostopthe offlinelearning processare one of the groups affected, both physically and mentally. The research aims to determine changes in physical activity patterns and nutritional status before and during the covid-19 pandemic in sports students. The research uses quantitative methods with a survey research design. The subjects of this study were 117 non-professional sports students who filled out research questionnaires in the form of anthropometric measurements and physical activity using the IPAQquestionnaire. The research data were analyzed by using the calculation of the Mann Whitneydifference test. There was a significant decrease in physical activity (p=0.000) and a significant increase in nutritional status as seen from the BMI value (p=0.000). Decreased physical activity and prolonged sedentary behavior increase fat accumulation so that it can result in increased body weight and the risk of obesity. An understanding of the application of appropriatephysical activity patterns that can be carried out during physical distancing and regular monitoring of physical conditions is neededto be able to maintain body immunity. This study concludes that physical distancing for one year has an impact on decreasing physical activity and increasing BMI significantly in sports students.

Keywords

• covid-19
• nutritionalstatus
• pandemic
• physical activity