UMass Chan Affiliations
Prevention Research CenterDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2021-01-07Keywords
Physical activityCOVID-19
Social distancing
Clinician
Sedentary behavior
Chronic disease
Behavioral Medicine
Health Policy
Infectious Disease
Public Health
Translational Medical Research
Virus Diseases
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
During this time of global health crisis, physical distancing, along with mask wearing, has emerged as the sine qua non social practice to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19. But as physical distancing ensues and all eyes remain fixed on the novel coronavirus, another, albeit careworn, pandemic rages on. Physical inactivity, the world's fourth leading cause of death, may indeed be exacerbated by physical distancing measures, such as sheltering at home and closing or limiting access to recreation and exercise facilities. The purpose of this paper is to urge public health and medical professionals not to forget the importance of physical activity to whole-person health, recognize the importance of physical activity as a potential COVID-19 mitigation strategy and to serve as advocates for promoting active lifestyles. It is imperative that the national call for physical distancing not be interpreted as a call for physical inactivity.Source
Meyer SM, Landry MJ, Gustat J, Lemon SC, Webster CA. Physical distancing ≠ physical inactivity. Transl Behav Med. 2021 Jan 7:ibaa134. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa134. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33410492. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1093/tbm/ibaa134Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27375PubMed ID
33410492Related Resources
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/tbm/ibaa134