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Background and Study Aim Physical activity (PA) is regarded as a critical component of a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention Different constraints placed upon social interaction and public spaces due to COVID-19 could decrease PA and academic performance in physical education (PE) in student population The purpose of the research was to assess overall and sport/fitness PA level and academic performance in PE in a sample of university students pre- to post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic Material and Methods Participants (n=209) - university students (19-20 years old) The overall period of the research is September-December 2020 All participants (male-n=106 and female-n=103) were divided into approximately equal groups: humanities students (male-MG-1, female-FG-1), medicine students (male-MG-2, female-FG-2), technical students (male-MG-3, female-FG-3) The main research tools: modified student self-reported questionnaire (on the base of IPAQ), academic grading (scores for self-completed PE tasks) In surveys, all participants self-rated overall and sport/fitness PA level pre- to post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes The participants had to complete 32 special PE tasks, during the research period PE teachers rated participants by a special grading scale Results For the male and female students' groups there were no significant differences of overall PA, sport/fitness PA level and academic performance in PE pre-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes All participants significantly (p <= 0 05) decreased overall PA, sport/fitness PA level and academic performance in PE post-cancellation There was a significant (p <= 0 05) large amount of overall PA level in MG-2 students and sport/fitness PA level in MG-1 students' post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes For the male students there were no significant differences of grading in PE pre- to post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes between participants groups There was a significant (p <= 0 05) large amount of overall PA level post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes in FG-2 students There was a significantly (p <= 0 05) lower amount of sport/fitness PA level post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes in FG-3 students There was a significant drop in mean grading scores in PE post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes in students FG-2 participants had significantly (p <= 0 05) higher grading scores in PE post-cancellation of face-to-face PE classes Conclusions: The universities closure and cancellation of face-to-face PE classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic decreased overall PA, sport/fitness PA level and academic performance in PE in all participants It is important to note that the proportional decrease in overall PA for the male students was actually large, then decrease in overall PA for the female students was less The findings highlight the need for active interventions of PA promotion targeted at the student population in the context of self-isolation measures during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The impact of the universities closure on physical activity and academic performance in physical education in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic