3.4. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
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Eighty-five percent of the participants reported that the COVID-19 pandemic influenced their module selection. Thirty-three percent expressed that they felt unsafe to exercise in local facilities and were afraid of infection. More than half of all surveyed (52%) mentioned that their module selection was influenced by severe COVID-19 restrictions within the exercise institutions. The results coincide with the interest in different modules under COVID-19-free circumstances (see The analysis of the general impact of COVID-19 illustrates that the status and circumstances of employment changed in 60% of the participants due to the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., changing to home office (26 YAs), changing to short-time work (4 YAs) or other changes (16 YAs) such as constant new regulations as a teacher or extension of parental leave). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity level was diverse across the YA population. While 39 YAs (53%) stated that their PA level had been reduced a little to a lot due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 27 YAs (29%) reported that they became more active during the pandemic. Seventy-five percent of all the participants felt, that their quality of life was impaired, 70% of the YAs felt stressed, 40% felt anxious and 37% felt helpless because of the COVID-19 restrictions during the pandemic.