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The recent pandemic lockdown had both physical and psychological effects on Egyptian young athletes. The mothers‘ depression and anxiety had a possible reflection on their youngsters’ weight gain.
The increased BMI detected among the young athletes was significantly reported among those who didn’t do home exercises and had a negative correlation with their quality of life change throughout the lockdown.
Since athletes‘ performance is vulnerable to such effects, they should be aware of the need for weight control when outdoors physical activity is necessarily restricted by pandemic control and preventive measures. Compliance to home exercising schedules with less screen time and video gaming can be of crucial importance to them during these extenuating circumstances. It is prudent to say that following all these previous measures can have a positive effect on the athletes QoL.