Purpose: The aim of this study is to increase our knowledge on changes in women’s physical activity during the Covid-19 pandemic through a quantitative study among women between the ages of 18-64.Methods: This study is based on a deductive view where previous science use a theoretical model to test the empirical data within the theoretical framework. The empirical data has been collected using a quantitative method, where 100 women took a survey between 210419- 210503.Theory: This study is based on two theoretical models, the first is a theory on lockdown, what can happen with the daily routines when being home isolated for a longer period of time (King, et. Al, 2020). The second part is based on the World Health Organization recommendations for physical activity and sedentary (WHO, 2020).Result and conclusion: Women in the sample population had a lower level of physical activity in general during the pandemic compared to before the outbreak, and there was no significant differences between the age groups found in this study.Among the women that reached the level of physical activity according to WHOs recommendations before the pandemic, half of them reduced the activity during the pandemic. In the group of women that did not reach the level recommended by WHO, it was discovered that several women increase their level of physical activity during the pandemic, which could be a sign that the Covid-19 pandemic have been both a barrier and a motivator for physical activity
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-43832 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Lundwall, Lisa |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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