Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on physical fitness among college women living in China.

This study performed repeated tests on a large sample of 3658 college women before and after the COVID-19 lockdown to estimate the impact of COVID-19 on physical fitness.The COVID-19 lockdown decreased physical fitness (BMI, 800 m running and sit-up performance) among college women living in China.College women in higher level of physical condition at baseline were more seriously affected by the COVID-19 lockdown than college women in lower level of physical condition.