The effect of COVID-19 on physical activity among Canadians and the future risk of cardiovascular disease

Prevention and control measures implemented since March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have changed how Canadians live. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Canadians have limited their contact with people outside their household, businesses have shifted from in-person to online interactions, the prevalence of working from home has increased, students have been attending school remotely and social interactions have become physically distanced (Leclerc 2020; Gilmour 2020; Savage and Turcotte 2020; Deng, Morissette and Messacar 2020).

The shift by Canadians to a more physically distanced life resulted in a dramatic reduction in the transmission of COVID-19. However, there are concerns that health behaviours, including physical activity, have consequently changed in ways that will result in an unintended increase in the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer.

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