Lakehead University is getting a $25,000 grant to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted student’s physical activity and mental health.
Professor Ian Newhouse and Associate Professor Erin Pearson, both from Lakehead University’s School of Kinesiology, will be heading the research.
Dr. Pearson explains she’s noticed trends in university students’ physical activity since the start of the pandemic.
“Interestingly, what we’ve seen is that some people have actually increased their physical activity during COVID to cope, or as a form of stress release, whereas others have had their levels decline or stay at zero,” she notes.
Dr. Pearson feels this is an important subject to study.
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