physical activity during the corona period and its relationship with the physical and mental health of children and adolescents

Context: this review article aims to discuss physical activity during the corona period and its relationship with the physical and mental health of children and adolescents. methods: a literature search was conducted on the pub-med, wiley, sciencedirect, and springer databases from 2020 to 2022 to find related articles scientific. search engines were searched on september 7, 2022, using the following keywords: exercise and children and adolescents and covid-19, physical activity and children and adolescents and covid-19, sport and children and adolescents and covid-19, physical activity and children and adolescents and covid-19 and physical and mental health. results: the present findings revealed a decline in physical activity levels in children and adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic. these reductions were associated with various physical and mental health problems. it seems there is a difference in the prevalence of insufficient physical activity across genders, regions, and countries. conclusions: restrictions on mobility, social distancing, or closure of schools, clubs, and recreational centers, although an effective measure against the spread of covid-19, have caused an increase in sedentary behavior, and so the incidence of numerous mental and physical health problems. therefore, these limitation periods should be shortened as much as possible.