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My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

A study titled The Acute Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in University,

students and employees was recently published in the

International Journal of Exercise Science, and it highlighted the need for more daily movement,

or what I like to call exercise or movement snacks. Now, more than ever, because of the COVID-19

pandemic, most universities across the world transitioned

from face-to-face classes to remote learning, closed campuses, and sent their students home.

Such changes, coupled with the physical distancing guidelines and various levels of quarantine,

have altered social interactions and limited our access to fitness

facilities, studios, and gyms. And it's not just university students either. Younger children

have had a more sedentary time during the pandemic as well. In fact, the CBC, the Canadian

Broadcasting Corporation, reports that just 5% of

Canadian children met basic physical activity guidelines early on in the pandemic. And another study

on older adults called the COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity reported, and I quote,

Unfortunately, modern lifestyle behaviors promote physical inactivity and sedentariness.

These poor lifestyle behaviors are intensified by social distancing and self-imposed or government-mandated

quarantine measures intended to reduce

COVID-19 spread.

Now, in case you didn't guess, and I know I probably don't need to even say this, but I think

this is a big problem.

Both social interaction and access to exercise facilities promote physical activity.

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