A mental health paradox: Mental health was both a motivator and barrier to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Maryam Yvonne Marashi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Maryam Yvonne Marashi, Emma Nicholson

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3104-3148

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• Emma Nicholson ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Maryam Yvonne Marashi, Emma Nicholson

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Michelle Ogrodnik ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Barbara Fenesi ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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• Jennifer J. Heisz

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: heiszjj@mcmaster.ca

  Affiliation McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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