Effect of a mobile application based physical activity program on body composition of college students during COVID-19 confinement
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Smartphone, Health, Exercise, fat mass, pandemicAbstract
Objective: To determine the effect of a mobile application-based physical activity (PA) promotion intervention on the body composition of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Methods: 21 university students participated (10 men, 11 women, aged 22.81 ± 4.88 years), their body composition, food frequency, and PA levels were evaluated before (Pre) and after (Post) the implementation of an eight-week PA program using mobile applications. Results: The observed changes in body composition were in fat mass index (FMI) and fat mass (p < .05); however, the effect sizes were trivial. Energy expenditure was greater than energy intake in Pre (p < .05) and Post (p < .01); also, energy expenditure was higher in Post compared with Pre (p < .01). In Post, a relationship between total PA and reductions in fat mass, percentage of fat mass, and FMI was observed (p < .05). Conclusions: PA interventions using mobile applications result in increased energy expenditure; however, changes in body composition were trivial. Therefore, it is suggested that PA interventions using mobile applications should be of longer duration and be complemented with dietary control.
Keywords: smartphone, health, exercise, pandemic.
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