Results: The majority (80 6%) of the participants of this study were not meeting the World Health Organization recommendations on physical activity levels [ ]the participants spent, on average, 10 55 h/day in activities related to sitting, and no significant difference in sedentary time activities was found according to BMI status Social media sites, television programs, and eHealth apps have been used to deliver several home exercises that require no equipment, little space, and can be practiced at any time [ ]there have been clear efforts of organizations in KSA to increase attention toward health-related physical activity at home, which brings overall health benefits to all individuals during this critical period At present, there is no scientific evidence on how people meet the recommended levels of physical activity because of the specific lockdown situation [ ]this study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the levels of physical activity and sedentary time among young and middle-aged Saudi adults with differing weight status based on BMI categories [9] In this study, the guidelines for data processing and analyses of the IPAQ scoring protocol were used, in which the weekly total physical activity (MET- minutes/week) was calculated [ ]the study participants were classified into three different categories depending on physical activity as follows:[10] * Category 1 (light-intensity physical activity): 600 to 3000 MET-minutes/week
Assessing physical activity and sedentary time during the COVID-19 pandemic using self-reported measurement