The Covid-19 pandemic has physiological, psychological, social and societal burdens, yet might also provide possibilities. For individuals with severe illnesses due to Covid-19 infections, there are uncertainties about the potential role of exercise in context of rehabilitation. Some nations have had several weeks of social distancing, and even curfew, with huge impacts on lifestyle behaviors, health and wellbeing, and negative effects on clubs and organizations in sport and outdoor life. Although this is a global pandemic, with many nations following the same general path in terms of lockdowns and social distancing, it has affected different nations and regions in different ways with different intensities. The loss of training facilities as social locations has potentially huge health impacts for the individuals.
At the same time, online physical training is more available than ever. Sport businesses have been threatened with bankruptcy and exercise professionals lose their jobs. Closed schools require changes to the physical education. Sport mega events and sport leagues have been cancelled/closed or postponed, and fitness centers, rehabilitation centers, and sport clubs have all been negatively impacted. The impacts on sport and active living have been transformative, complex and highly uneven.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced an unprecedented global shut-down.
