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Cycling During COVID-19 Pandemic: Sports Or Lifestyle? International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences 9(4): 765-771, 2021 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090422 Cycling during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sports or Lifestyle? Didik Rilastiyo Budi1,*, Rindha Widyaningsih2, Lutfi Nur3, Boby Agustan4, Dicky Reva Apriana Sanga Dwi4, Wildan Qohhar5, Arie Asnaldi6 1Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia 2Faculty of Da'wa, Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri State Islamic University, Banyumas, Central Java, Indonesia 3Department of Elementary Teacher Education, Tasikmalaya Campus, UPI, Bandung, Indonesia 4Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, STKIP Muhammadiyah Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia 5Departement of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, STKIP Situs Banten, Indonesia 6Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia Received March 15, 2021; Revised June 9, 2021; Accepted June 20, 2021 Cite This Paper in the following Citation Styles (a): [1] Didik Rilastiyo Budi, Rindha Widyaningsih, Lutfi Nur, Boby Agustan, Dicky Reva Apriana Sanga Dwi, Wildan Qohhar, Arie Asnaldi , "Cycling during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sports or Lifestyle?," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 765 - 771, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090422. (b): Didik Rilastiyo Budi, Rindha Widyaningsih, Lutfi Nur, Boby Agustan, Dicky Reva Apriana Sanga Dwi, Wildan Qohhar, Arie Asnaldi (2021). Cycling during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sports or Lifestyle?. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 9(4), 765 - 771. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090422. Copyright©2021 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License Abstract The increasing trend of cycling during the the latest trends, cycling can relieve stress and increase Covid-19 pandemic is a common social phenomenon that social status indicated by the price of bicycles and reasons is common in various countries. This study aims to for conformity in social groups. The increasing trend of overview the cycling phenomenon during the Covid-19 cycling is mainly motivated by the desire to accompany the Pandemic and the factors causing the cycling trend during a social demands of the current lifestyle, while the pandemic. In addition, the main highlight is to determine motivation related to health factors to increase body the emergence background of the cycling trend; whether it immunity in dealing with pandemic situations is secondary is an increase in people's awareness of sports or is it merely motivation. This conclusion is obtained based on the a lifestyle trend? The research method uses a systematic instability of the cycling trend and the downward trend in literature review by conducting literature reviews in the cycling intensity graph. reputable journals and scientific publications that discuss cycling in the pre-pandemic and pandemic times. Data Keywords Cycling, COVID-19, Lifestyle, Pandemic, analysis uses descriptive analysis and phenomenological Sports approach as a theoretical framework. The results showed that four factors caused the cycling trend during the pandemic. Those factors are health, environment, media and lifestyle factors. Health reasons are due to the desire to 1. Introduction maintain health and body immunity, and cycling is a sport recommended by health experts and according to the The emergence of Covid-19 at the end of 2019 has principle of physical distancing. Environmental factors are briefly, and extreme changed the face of the world. In a caused by being economical and environmentally friendly, short period of time, the virus spread throughout the world supporting the "go green" program, and cyclist could get and turned into a global pandemic; in the fourth quarter of fresh and clean air. The media factor is driven by the 2020, WHO confirmed 36,754,395 cases of Covid-19 and significant influence of social media content and hashtags reached 1,064,838 cases death worldwide. Based on WHO about cycling. While lifestyle factors arise due to following data, countries in the Southeast Asia region are the 766 Cycling during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sports or Lifestyle? second-largest Covid cases worldwide after the American occurred in the US's southwestern region, nearly 100% [8], continent [1]. The statuses full of uncertainty due to the [9]. Covid-19 pandemic situations until the end of 2020 have a It is estimated that the beginning of the bicycle trend in substantial impact on all human life sectors worldwide. Indonesia starts in March 2020. This trend is regarded by The Covid-19 pandemic has raised an interesting the increasing demand for bicycles in e-commerce phenomenon in the sports sector, namely the increasing applications [10]. Not surprisingly, after that, many people number of people in various cities worldwide steering to started using bicycles. This cycling trend also provides the roads riding bicycles. Cycling in the open spaces is benefits for bicycle entrepreneurs. If usually only two considered a fun activity to relieve fatigue during sales for a month. However, since it became a trend, its large-scale social distancing periods. The phenomenon of sales have increased. It can reach four bicycles in one day increasing public interest in cycling has even created a [11]. new habit of transportation. Bicycles are an alternative The cycling trend is not just on the road; social media mode of transportation for numerous activities, including timelines are now filled with cycling content or hashtags increasing bikes to work campaign. and million postings of pictures and videos. Some people Cycling trends engage all ages ranging starts from want to increase their immunity by bicycling, but some of children, adults to the elderly. The cycling trend became them follow the trend. Chairman of the Indonesian famous because many think cycling allows users not to Bicycling Industry Association (AIPI) Rudiyono said stay close to facing other people. This assumption follows domestic bicycle manufacturers have even increased government restrictions and regulations on physical production by 30 percent. This situation is arguably a distancing to prevent the virus's spread—those who are blessing in disguise amid the pandemic. The cycling trend starting to feel bored because of government regulations has saved industry and entrepreneurs from the rate of to stay at home during the pandemic. Covid-19 has raised layoffs that hit many other sectors [11]. public awareness about the importance of maintaining This study attempts to provide an overview trend of body immunity to avoid contracting viruses and diseases. cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic, whether cycling They obtained excellent body immunity apart from appears as an awareness of health or just a trend to satisfy consuming healthy, balanced, and nutritious foods and the latest lifestyle. regular exercise [2]–[5].On the other hand, a pandemic condition that limits multiple activities, especially those involving many people, has caused saturation. 2. Materials and Methods People try to get out of boredom with various fun activities while maintaining a safe distance from contact This study applies a systematic literature review with other people to prevent transmission of the virus. The method. The literature review method is carried out by combination of awareness to increase immunity within reviewing or critically reviewing knowledge, ideas, or sports activities and eliminating boredom during the findings and formulating theoretical and methodological pandemic has triggered a cycling sports trend. Cycling is contributions to specific topics [12]–[14]. The literature considered the right choice because it fulfills both sporty review research method summarises the evidence obtained and recreational elements simultaneously [6]. Cycling is based on previous research sourced from scientific an immeasurable space activity option because, as a journals [14], [15]. physical means, it can also refresh the mind confined Data collection was carried out by tracing various within the walls of the house. By cycling, people will also literature reviews on cycling during the Covid-19 automatically maintain social distance with people outside pandemic within various reputable journal databases and their primary family. scientific publications, consisting of Google Scholar, Referring to data compiled by the Institute for Scopus and Web of Science (WOS). The data analysis Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), the was conducted descriptively to explain a literature number of cyclists traveling in Jakarta has increased by up review's results using a phenomenological approach as a to 1,000% [7]. ITDP also noted that after reoperating theoretical framework to provide a comprehensive offices, the number of cyclists in the office business understanding of cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic. district had increased numerous times in a day. Globally, In this study, 34 main articles were used relevant to similar trends have emerged in several countries. The cycling activities during the Covid 19 pandemic to Cycling Scotland organization noted that during the first strengthen the study results. three weeks of April, for example, the number of cyclists in Edinburgh, Scotland, increased 252% during the week. By the end of the week, the number had nearly doubled to 3. Result 454%. The cycling boom also occurred in various cities in the United
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