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Dear Colleagues,

After the first, second and third editions' success, we are proposing the Special Issue “Health Promotion in Children and Adolescents through Sport and Physical Activities during the COVID-19 pandemic — 3rd Edition” to continue investing in this topic of particular interest. In line with the previous editions, the idea is to collect studies investigating the role of physical activity and sport in physical and mental well-being, with a particular focus on practical implications, innovation, tools, and technique development during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

This Special Issue will address pediatric exercise science as a key scientific discipline that can help future generations live longer and better.

It is already clear that sedentariness and a low level of muscular strength significantly affect cognitive functions and daily relations.

Still, I think it can be of interest to understand the key determinants of health promotion in youngsters by physical activity and how we can help professionals better manage related concerns.

Authors are invited to submit letters, original research papers, case studies, meta-analyses, scoping and systematic reviews.

Dr. Antonino Bianco
Guest Editor

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Keywords

physical activity
training
conditioning
health promotion
pediatric exercise science
sport
COVID-19 pandemic
sedentary lifestyle
SARS-CoV-2

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Association between Stress and Physical Fitness of University Students Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

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J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2023, 8(1), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010033 - 02 Mar 2023

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Post-COVID-19 pandemic, most universities changed their educational model from online courses to onsite learning, allowing students to attend regular face-to-face classes. These changes can cause stress in students, which affects physical fitness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between stress levels and physical fitness in female university students. The participants were 101 female university students, 18–23 years of age. All participants completed the Suan Prung Stress Test-60 (SPST-60). The physical fitness test included body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, as well as musculoskeletal fitness. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the associations between SPST-60 scores and physical fitness. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. We found a negative correlation between the sources of stress scores, here environment, and maximal oxygen consumption (β = −0.291; 95% CI, −0.551, −0.031). We also found that symptoms of stress scores in the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems were positively associated with waist-hip circumference ratio (WHR) (β = 0.010; 95% CI, 0.002, 0.017 and β = 0.006; 95% CI, 0.000, 0.012, respectively). Moreover, the symptoms of stress, here emotion, were positively associated with the WHR (β = 0.005; 95 %CI, 0.001, 0.009) and negatively associated with upper extremity muscle strength (β = −0.005; 95% CI, −0.009, 0.000). The results of this study confirmed the associations between stress levels in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era and WHR, maximal oxygen consumption, and upper extremity muscle strength. As a result, stress reduction or prevention alternatives should be considered in order to maintain physical fitness and prevent stress disorders. Full article

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