Understanding The Impact of Covid-19: Summary Report
- Date Published
- Jan 2021
- Publisher(s)
- Sport England
- Document Type
- Report
- More Info
- https://www.sportengland.org/know-your-audience/demographic-knowledge/coronavirus?section=research
- Themes
- Health & Wellbeing*, Physical Activity
- Sub Themes
- Mental Health, Physical Health
- Geographic Area
- National
- Lifestages
- Children & Young People, Adults
This summary report will help you to understand the impact of Coronavirus for both consumers and the sport and physical activity sector and has been released during our third national lockdown.
Please keep in mind that accurately predicting the impact of such a complex, fast moving, unprecedented situation is almost impossible. However, the report will help you to build understanding of the current position and then plan carefully to both mitigate the threats and seize any opportunities presented by the situation.
The report initially looks at activity levels of both adults and children and young people in both 2019 & 2020 to compare data from before and then during the initial covid lockdown.
A number of themes influencing and affecting physical activity behaviours have been highlighted. For adults these include:
- Worry & anxiety impact motivation
- Reduction in opportunity
- Disproportionately affected financially
- Lower levels of enjoyment & motivation
- Greater burden of care
- Onset of autumn/winter
For children and young people these include:
- Enjoying 'the new normal'
- Worries about the virus
- Lack of access to usual spaces and places
- Lower levels of confidence and competence
- Parents and carers are a key driver of behaviour
Each of these themes is then explored in more detail.
