Life in Lockdown: The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Teenage Girls’ Lives and Physical Activity

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on everyone’s lives, but little research has focused on how teenage girls have been affected, especially in relation to sport and physical activity.

This report offers insight into two key areas:

1. Girls' lives and values during the pandemic: Women in Sport consider how life has changed for teenage girls and how the pandemic has influenced what really matters to them through exploration of five anchors (values).
2. Engagement with exercise and physical activity: Women in Sport look at changes in participation and attitudes for girls on a spectrum of engagement and key learnings for sport and exercise providers to consider now, in the ‘new normal’, and into the future.