Relatos sobre o impacto da interrupção nas práticas corporais e atividades físicas decorrentes da Covid-19

Abstract

Body practices and physical activities were completely modified as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, due to social distancing, the closure of facilities aimed at practices in order to prevent the circulation of the virus. Practitioners of collective physical activities had their activities interrupted, their social, cultural and leisure ties totally mischaracterized. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact that the interruption of the practice of regular physical activity due to the pandemic caused on health, social and cultural interactions and leisure from the perspective of regular practitioners of collective modalities of physical activities in their leisure time. The research was characterized as qualitative and the methodology used was semi structured interviews. The modalities chosen were: group of physical activities, ballroom dancing, amateur soccer, gymnastics classes and bodybuilding. Through the analysis of the reports, it was possible to understand that the pandemic, in general, impacted different areas of the lives of the interviewees, even though strategies were used to try to stay active during the period of isolation, physical and mental health were impacted, as well as their relationships social, cultural and leisure activities, due to reduced socialization and prolonged periods of social isolation. In the post-pandemic period, the interviewees began to value their body practices and leisure physical activities more, as well as their social and cultural relationships, emphasizing the importance of collective activities: “The joy of socializing, of seeing people is back. It feels like the world was being reborn again.”