Evolution of outdoor sports during the COVID-19 post-lockdown in Spain: a nationwide population-based study
Participation in outdoor sports, abruptly interrupted during the strict home-confinement, was not resumed immediately but remained severely reduced early after the lockdown. Seven months later, baseline levels had been recovered in general, although differences were observed depending on sociodemographic and health-status factors. This highlights the importance of considering personal and contextual characteristics to plan physical activity and sport promotion strategies in contexts requiring population movement restrictions.
Authors
- Rodrigo Gutiérrez Fernández
- Ignacio Donate Suárez
- Aurora Fernández-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-5321)
- Elías Castro Feliciano
- Saturnino Mezcua Navarro
- Alberto Fuentes Losada
- Dúnia Pérez del Campo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-6334)
- Juan F Muñoz-Montalvo
- Jesús Lopera Flores
- Marisa Molina
- Ana Bustinduy Bascaran
- Roberto Pastor‐Barriuso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-3960)
- Begoña Palop Borrás
- Manuela Rubio González
- Noemí Marauri
- Melisa Hernández Febles
- María... Ederra Sanz
- Pablo Fernández‐Navarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9427-2581)
- Susana Tamayo
- Teresa Ugarte Miota
- Rebeca Benarroch Benarroch
- Luis Elorduy Otazua
- Cristóbal Ramírez Almagro
- ENE-COVID Study Group
- María Doladé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8263-3087)
- Matías Salinero Hernández
- Aurora Tomás Lizcano
- Leopoldo Martín Martín
- Ariadna Mas i Casals
- Montserrat Hernández Pascual
- Susana Padrones Fernández
- Adoración Hurtado Fernández
- Mercedes Rodríguez Pérez
- Pilar Aparicio Azcárraga
- Germán Bou
- Beatriz Pérez-Gómez
- Ramón Limón Ramírez
- Natalia Cabrera Castro
- Manuel Segovia Hernández
- Carmen Ezpeleta Baquedano
- Antonia Vázquez de la Villa
- María A. Marcos Maeso
- Nerea Fernández de Larrea-Baz
- Mariano Martín
- María N. Vallés Fernández
- José León Paniagua
- María N. González Quintana
- Antonio Félix de Castro
- Miguel Ángel de la Cámara
- Luis M. Soria Blanco
- Miguel A. Hernán
- María S. Blanco Lobeiras
- Ana M. Calvo Gascón
- Lluis Carbo Saladrigas
- Inés De Benito Población
- José M. Barrasa Fernández
- Manuel Cuenca-Estrella
- Yolanda Caro
- José M. Rumbao Aguirre
- Carlos J. Villafáfila Gomila
- Ana Belén Jiménez Jiménez
- María A. Hernández Betancor
- María T. Pérez Olmeda
- Luis M. López López
- Miguel Villa Arranz
- Giovanni Fedele
- Juan L. Muñoz Bellido
- José M. Navarro Marí
- Antonio Aguilera
- Israel Cruz
- Oscar Suárez Álvarez
- Jose L. Sanmartín
- Antonio Oliver
- Marina Pollán
- Roberto Alonso Fernández
- Ana Avellón
- Raquel Yotti
- Manuel Rodríguez-Iglesias
- Francisco D. Rodríguez-Cabrera
- Isabel del Cura González
- Faustino Blanco
- Gregoria Megías Lobón
- Margarita Cases Sanchís
- Tomás Maté Enríquez
- María L. Lou Alcaine
- Isabel Fernández-Natal
- Maria F. Elías Retamosa
- Paloma Merino-Amador
- Jesús Oteo Iglesias
- Marta Domínguez-Gil González
- María S. Celada Pérez
- María Alejandra Núñez Martínez
Institutions
- Universidad de Alcalá (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Centro Nacional de Epidemiología (ES)
- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-26072-y
- Primary Topic
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00