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October 12, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

A longitudinal study of four-year changes in physical fitness among university students before and after COVID-19: 2019–2022

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LGLiang GuoLJLiang JiangHHHuizhi Huang

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Cohort study tracks physical fitness effects of COVID-19 in university students, emphasizing obesity trends.

Key Points

  • Obesity rates significantly increased among university students over four years, especially in males.
  • Annual fitness assessments revealed a notable decline in physical performance and vital capacity by 2022.
  • Cohort study with 4,413 university students analyzed changes in fitness and obesity from 2019 to 2022.
  • Findings highlight the need for schools to implement obesity prevention and targeted fitness interventions.

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Guo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ebe3d6becc64ad52fdae7bhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334088
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