Gerontology

Context (archaeology)

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Telephone survey

Chromatography

Betacoronavirus

Public relations

Virology

Archaeology

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Environmental health

Business

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Advertising

Psychology

Geography

Political science

Physical therapy

Population

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Sports medicine

Coronavirus Infections

Medicine

Chemistry

Sample (material)

Finance

Pandemic

Disease

Order (exchange)

Pathology

Sport management

Public Health

The aim of the study was to investigate differences in the frequency and types of engagement in sports before, during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stay-at-home order in Tyrol, Austria. A representative population survey was conducted. A sample of Tyroleans (N = 511) was questioned by a market research institute via an online questionnaire or telephone survey. During the stay-at-home order, participants engaged less in sports than before and after the restrictions. However, within-group analyses revealed increasing sport participation in less active groups when comparing the pre- and post-COVID-19 period. Despite the restrictions during the stay-at-home order, respondents did engage in sports and promoted their health. Nevertheless, it is still necessary to investigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 crisis on sports and exercise behaviour as well as the extent to which sports policy measures may be able increase sports participation.

COVID-19 stay-at-home order in Tyrol, Austria: sports and exercise behaviour in change?