Twenty scientists from 14 countries warn of a hidden “pandemic within the pandemic” in two current publications. On the one hand, physical activity levels have gone down significantly, on the other hand, psychological well-being has suffered.
The author of both publications, Dr Jan Wilke (pictured, left) from the Institute for Sport Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt, warns that. Governments and those responsible for health systems should take the findings seriously.
About 15,000 people in participating countries answered standardised questionnaires as part of an international survey asking question about their levels of physical activity alongside ones about the mental health.
Advocacy Action: Are these issues being taken seriously in your country? Have stikikar studies into physical activity and mental health been conducted? Is there a strategy for improving both?
https://www.miragenews.com/physical-activity-levels-and-well-being-sink-567431