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The study surveyed 3,000 participants from various countries: Lithuania, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom (United Kingdom), Japan, Portugal and Hungary. Researchers have been encouraged to conduct such research by broadcasting various sports, exercise, exercise and exercise videos, which have begun to spread through social media during the quarantine.
According to the researchers who conducted the research from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), it was found that the quarantine concerned our residents and those in other countries even more because of their appearance. A study conducted during the first wave of COVID-19 showed that women and men are more concerned about their appearance in Lithuania and other countries.
It was found that on average during the quarantine period about 20%. the people interviewed used substances that affect appearance and athletic performance. In Lithuania, there were 25% of those people and 6%. Lithuanians began using the appearance and substances mentioned during the quarantine, although they had not done so before.
“Physical activity is healthy and very encouraging, especially in the context of a pandemic, when the level of physical activity in general has decreased. However, sometimes an excessive flow of information about a beautiful athletic body can also have negative effects: it can increase anxiety about the body and appearance, promote unhealthy dissatisfaction with your body, increase the desire to take supplements or certain substances that they promise to get stronger, speed to burn fat, and the like. Some of these substances, especially when used without professional care, can cause health disorders or addictions ”, says one of the researchers in Lithuania, LSMU MA Institute of Neuroscience, researcher dr. Aistė Pranckevičienė.
Researchers emphasize that increased dissatisfaction with a person’s body and appearance may indicate a dysmorphic disorder, often a mental disorder that goes undiagnosed but seriously affects a person’s quality of life. This disorder is characterized by a great hatred of one’s own body, its forms and composition, which incites a disproportionate effort to “correct oneself”.
However, compared to the population of other countries, Lithuanians stood out with a more moderate physical activity. Excessively strenuous and debilitating physical activity was characteristic of approximately 4%. of respondents in all countries, but in Lithuania problem physical activity is typical of only 2.4 percent. surveyed.
According to the researchers, problematic physical activity can lead to physical trauma, fatigue, physical exhaustion, and psychological problems – sleep disturbances or even depression. However, during the quarantine, Lithuanians chose moderate-intensity physical activity – walking, yoga, Pilates, and general exercise – which less often turn into problematic physical activity.
The team of researchers included researchers from the Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine (LSMU) of the Institute of Neuroscience of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, the Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics of Vilnius University, as well as researchers from Oxford, Cambridge, Kyoto and others. universities. The study was led by researchers from the University of Hertfordshire (UK).
This research is part of the scientific production of the COST activity (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) CA16207 “European network for problematic use of the Internet”, says the report of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.
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