The Effectiveness of Video-Based Exercises in Young Adults
Condition: Social Isolation; Exercise; Healthy
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      In December 2019, the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) exploded in Wuhan (Hubei, China)
      and spread rapidly from one city to the whole world. This virus resulted in a total of
      1679720 confirmed cases and 101734 deaths worldwide. All countries in the world are taking
      some precautions to prevent the spread of this epidemic disease, which World Health
      Organization (WHO) declared as "epidemic". Staying home and social isolation are among these
      precautions. For this purpose, it began to implement the curfew for all individuals on 10
      March 2020, Turkey. However, not leaving the house and social isolation bring about the
      limitation of physical activity. Physical activity (PA) is defined as anybody's movement
      produced by WHO by contraction of skeletal muscles. Studies investigating the relationship
      between social isolation and health behavior report consistent findings. Individuals with
      smaller social networks report less healthy diets, excessive alcohol consumption, and less
      physical activity. Traditional exercises; It takes place outdoors in gyms or rehabilitation
      centers. However, with the increase in the time we spent at home due to the coronavirus
      (COVID-19) epidemic, technologies have been used as an alternative method. Home-based
      exercise programs are also a viable solution to prevent various health problems that may be
      encountered in this direction. The decrease in physical performance is associated with loss
      of muscle strength, low quality of life, emotionalization, comorbidity, premature death, and
      increased health costs. When today's conditions are evaluated, technology-supported education
      programs are effective in increasing motivation for physical support. The purpose of this
      study; To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, to evaluate the physical activity
      levels of individuals between the ages of 18-40 who have social isolation due to the measures
      taken in our country and to investigate the effectiveness of their video-based exercises.
    

Detailed description: 
      Sedentary life invites various diseases. Especially cardiovascular diseases are the leading
      ones. Researches show that the rapid development of technology has pushed people to laziness
      and therefore to immobility. A sedentary lifestyle causes many serious health problems. Many
      diseases such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases, which are characterized as contemporary
      diseases, such as muscular weakness, postural disorder, and diabetes are more common in
      immobile and sedentary individuals.

      We know that still life has some drawbacks. These may cause tissue injuries between the
      vertebrae and kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis problems, respectively. It may also cause
      calcification in the lumbar vertebrae, disc problems, risk of sciatica, and an increase in
      excess adipose tissue under the skin. Again high blood cholesterol and triglyceride findings
      and blood sugar abnormalities may occur in the blood table. Of course, the susceptibility to
      high blood pressure, the loss of elasticity of the rib cage, low respiratory capacity, and
      the risk of coronary vascular disease may be uncertain. Still life can create weak abdomen
      and back muscles, posture disorder, digestive and excretion difficulties, postpartum drooping
      abdomen, hip slope abnormality, loss of strength, flexibility and functionality in all muscle
      and muscle groups, weight problem and formlessness. Also in skeleton structure; osteoporosis,
      calcification, joint problems, easy injury, weak body, easy sickness and recovery can be
      observed. All these diseases are serious health problems that can be encountered in
      individuals who do not exercise regularly. In many developed countries of the world, people
      have included sports in many compulsory habits such as eating, drinking, lying, education,
      and worship. This compulsory exercise is a lifelong activity in humans. People who make it
      compulsory to exercise will feel discomfort as soon as they do not.

      At the moment, we know that the most valid method to protect against coronavirus is to stay
      at home. Many scientists are told that this virus protection is to strengthen the immune
      system through exercise, and that the weight problem can be eliminated with exercise due to
      staying at home all day long. Because, it is explained one by one that exercise will increase
      the body resistance of the people, children and adults will stay away due to movement from
      obesity, the skeletal-muscular system will be regular, and the social environment will make
      people healthier.

      In addition, constant home, restricted mobility and freedom, limited sociability, decreased
      communication, increased social-physical distance with our loved ones, and decreased physical
      contact can make us more depressed, angry and anxious.

      For all these reasons, the home quarantine process created due to the Corona virus
      necessitates exercise. We believe that this process can be managed in the most effective way
      with video exercise and information booklets in order to reduce inactivity in this process,
      which is left at home with the philosophy of life is movement, movement is life.

      Science and technology have been developing since the day human beings existed. Technology;
      It is used in many fields such as education, health, communication, defense, industry and
      transportation. Technology has brought many benefits and a new perspective to the health
      sector as well as other fields. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of the
      exercise program that we applied remotely with video-based exercises during the quarantine
      days on the parameters such as physical activity level, balance, endurance, sleep quality,
      depression, anxiety and quality of life.
    

Intervention name(s): Study Group
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Video Based Exercises 64 young adults aged 18-40, who are socially isolated due to coronavirus, will be included in this group. A video-based exercise protocol was created for individuals to participate in the study. Each exercise session is planned as 30 minutes 7 days a week for 6 weeks. The protocol was planned to start with warm-up exercises and end with cooling exercises. The exercise protocol has also been determined as a combination of aerobic exercises, strengthening and posture exercises. Individuals will be classified at 4 levels according to their physical activity levels and will be shared with volunteers according to their level of exercise. Volunteers will be evaluated before and after 6 weeks of exercise.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: Physical Activity; COVID-19; Young adults