Physical Activity Still Not Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Study Says

By: Elizabeth Millard writing for Bicycling 

A new study published in The Lancet Global Health found that physical activity is still down from 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic started.

Staying sedentary has been linked to health risks, so the study author suggests using this finding as a reminder to pay attention to how much you’re moving throughout the day.

Not surprisingly, global physical activity plummeted in early 2020, as lockdowns and work-from-home mandates took effect to reduce COVID-19 spread. But even with all those restrictions lifted, activity hasn’t returned to its pre-pandemic level, according to a new study in The Lancet Global Health.

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