This master's thesis investigated the impact of implementing policies to limit the prevalence of covid-19 on the physical activity habits of children, adolescents, and adult residents of Slovenia. The study compared the amount and intensity of physical activity among participants before and during the first wave of the pandemic. The study also investigated whether participants used online tools and apps to exercise at home and how their overall psychological health and well-being fared during the first phase of the country's lockdown. The study included 174 adults (73 males and 101 females), with an average age of 53.5 + 33.5 years, 32 students (12 males and 20 females), with an average age of 25 + 2 years, and 62 children and adolescents (31 males and 31 females), with an average age of 15 + 5 years, who participated in the European project EUPASMOS in the fall of 2018. Participants received an established IPAQ-SF questionnaire for adults and students and SHAPES for children and adolescents. Both questionnaires were based on the recall of physical activity in the prevoius week. Participants completed the survey through the 1KA online platform. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 25 (SPSS Inc., Armonk, NY, USA). To determine statistical differences the t-test for dependent samples or the Wilcoxon test, Fisher's exact test, the Mann-Whitney rank test, the McNemar test and the Wilcoxon rank test were used. All differences between periods were confirmed as statistically significant at p < 0.05. During the pandemic, weekly high-intensity physical activity, moderate-intensity physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and walking time increased significantly among adults. Among students, high-intensity physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and walking time significantly increased during the pandemic. Among children and adolescents, high-intensity and moderate-intensity physical activity decreased, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity decreased and screen time increased during the pandemic. The percentage of adults, students, children and adolescents using online tools and apps for physical activity increased significantly during the pandemic. The study found no decrease in participant's overall health and well-being during the pandemic.
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