MONITORING & TRACKING THE FIELD - Impact of pandemic on physical activity in

Layout 1 MONITORING & TRACKING THE FIELD CFLRI’S BULLETIN SERIES MONITORING SPORT AND RECREATION IN CANADA Impact of pandemic on physical activity in key settings Public Health regulations related to COVID-19 resulted in Table 1: Perceptions of current levels of activity in key settings reduced access to key settings in which individuals are compared to the pre-pandemic period frequently active (e. [...] 0% At home In At outdoor At work At sport and Conversely, a higher percentage of residents living in the neighbourhood venues or school recreation facilities largest communities say that they are currently less active 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 years and older than the pre-pandemic period at work or school or at sport and recreation facilities compared to residents living in the Source: CFLRI, 2020-2021. [...] A larger percentage of the most are more likely to say that they are more active at home, active adults indicate that they are currently more active than in the neighbourhood and at outdoor venues beyond the the pre-pandemic period at home, in the neighbourhood, and neighbourhood now versus prior to the pandemic. [...] According to the The pandemic has prompted findings from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Perspective Survey Series-Impacts of COVID-19 (CPSS1), the majority of the need to rethink the design Canadians participated in physical activity outdoors during of urban environments and the pandemic (>60%),1 however, more women reported consider the importance of exercising indoors during this time compared to. [...] to be a preferred avenue for participating among some Canadians in the post-pandemic era, and as such, assistance in the training of coaches and instructors on how to provide Consider the outdoors quality programming online, purchasing or updating equipment and development of marketing strategies may While being active in any environment is important for help organizations to promote and increase.