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Increased physical activity, specifically bodyweight training, during lockdown was associated with a reduced perception of weight gain.
Incorporate bodyweight training into your routine, even during lockdown. Increasing the frequency of such training (up to 5+ days/week for some) was associated with less perceived weight gain, helping to counteract the metabolic effects of reduced mobility.
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a slight increased physical activity has been reported, especially for bodyweight training, in 38.3% of respondents... people who declare to train during the lockdown... resulted to have a minor perception of weight gain
Why this rating
Observational data; self-reported activity and weight perception.
Source
Eating habits and lifestyle Changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey
Laura Di Renzo et al. · Research Square · 2020
DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-30403/v1
cross_sectional · n=3533Cited 325×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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