Pandemia e isolamento: consequências para a saude mental e prática de exercícios físicos

Abstract

Since 2019, the world has been facing a disease that will go down in history. Many will never hear about a disease that caused so many deaths, and that has also generated, over almost two years, so much pain, suffering, uncertainty. Objectives: This study sought to assess how the pandemic and isolation reflected in people's lives, as well as how much this isolation reduced physical activity, as well as whether people used physical activity as a tool to reduce anxiety. Method: Field research was used as a method, through answers to pre-established questionnaires, as well as bibliographical research. Data analysis was carried out by surveying the results from the interview, made available online, as well as contextualizing the main results obtained through practical studies made available by other authors. Results: The study revealed that people did not give importance to physical activity during the pandemic, as just over 60% of them practiced some type of physical activity, and 80% of these people simply practiced activities considered between light and moderate, in addition to domestic, without the effective nature of the activity. The survey can still find a high prevalence among respondents of the occurrence and emergence of symptoms such as depression, stress, panic, lack of motivation, as well as difficulty sleeping, as it was found that only 11% of respondents managed sleep at a time considered necessary for rest. Conclusions: Therefore, the study revealed the need for improvement of individuals regarding the practice of physical activity and physical exercise, as comparative studies have shown it to be essential to the maintenance of physical and mental health.