NZ Impacts of the first year of COVID-19 on physical activity

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Submitted by karenwilliams on Thu, 05/19/2022 - 14:19

Sport NZ has published a study into the impact of the COVID-19 which shows the pandemic has severely affected participation in physical activity across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Sport NZ, together with academics from Victoria University of Wellington, conducted the study following a series of surveys of between 2,500- 4,500 adults (18 years and older) between April 2020 and April 2021.

Read key findings here.

NZ COVID key findings