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| Regular physical activity may lessen Covid risks, study finds |
| 2022-08-23 |
| [Guardian] Regular exercise lowers your risk of developing Covid-19 or falling seriously ill with the disease, with about 20 minutes a day providing the greatest benefit, a global analysis of data suggests. Regular physical activity is linked to a lower risk of Covid-19 infection, severity, hospitalisation and death, according to the new pooled data analysis of the available evidence published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. A weekly total of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity appears to afford the best protection, the study suggests. "Regular physical activity seems to be related to a lower likelihood of adverse Covid-19 outcomes," the team of Spanish researchers wrote. "Our analysis reveals that individuals who engage in regular physical activity have a lower likelihood of Sars-CoV-2 infection, Covid-19 hospitalisation, severe Covid-19 illness and Covid-19-related death than physically inactive individuals, independent of design and instrument used." Experts know that regular exercise has a protective effect against the severity of respiratory infections. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Sometimes you just hav to walk against the light. I also dont pay Emporer Jay his 8 cent plastic bag ransom either. I use bags from the produce or bakery section. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-08-23 14:52 |
| #8 Yeah so they closed the frickin' beaches. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-08-23 12:30 |
| #7 A 1 mile walk in the morning is good for what ails you! |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-08-23 12:17 |
| #6 Gyms may have been closed, but nothing stopping a little yard work, wood splitting or even a walk in the neighborhood. Depends on where you were standing. We out here basically gave the finger to the protocols even when being publicly shamed on state news TV. Australians were being busted for walking their dog in their back yard. Michiganders were accused of bio-terrorism for wanting a garden. Daily Mail posted an international hit piece on a lady who got upset about a stalker hunting her for walking a grocery store against the protocols of covid. El Salvador was the first country (I came across) who encouraged exercise and a healthy diet as a primary defense against the covid. centralamerica.com, January 2022 The article may come across as a bit snotty, unless one is of the persuasion that perhaps this should have been released around week 6 of two weeks to flatten the curve, had serious people been in charge. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-08-23 11:38 |
| #5 they scared people from going outside when they should have been promoting walks and going to the park and beech and such. Big missed opportunity, instead the liquor industry (and eventually the weight loss industry) profited. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-08-23 08:58 |
| #4 Why sex twice a week is the magic medicine: Lovemaking can boost your heart, clear a stuffy nose, and even fight off Covid, study shows |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-23 08:57 |
| #3 Go outside and enjoy nature? God NO! And wear three masks inside, Plebe |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-08-23 08:54 |
| #2 Gyms may have been closed, but nothing stopping a little yard work, wood splitting or even a walk in the neighborhood (from outpost in idiillic Puget Sound, far from the cesspool called Seattle). Your mileage may vary. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-08-23 08:12 |
| #1 Fortunately gyms were either closed or had use severely restricted. Science! |
| Posted by: Cesare 2022-08-23 07:55 |