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The safest ways to exercise during a pandemic
If you’re feeling a little more sluggish than usual after months upon months of working and socializing from home, you aren’t alone. With the options winnowed down to running outside, it can be especially tough to scrounge up fitness gear and get a jump start on your routine. But giving up on working out isn’t always the healthiest option, despite what’s going on in the world.
“It’s clear that exercise is important for our physical and emotional well being, and so to disregard any regimen in regard to COVID-19 is probably not the best risk benefit balance for us,” says Emily Sickbert-Bennett, a professor of infectious diseases at the UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public…
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How to Resume Exercise After Having Covid
It’s hard, and sometimes risky, to get back to your workout routine after having Covid-19. Here’s how to approach it.
Is It Safe to Go Back to Group Exercise Class at the Gym?
Indoor fitness classes, which often result in heavy breathing in poorly ventilated rooms, can be risky. Here’s a guide to help you decide if your gym is doing enough to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Regular Exercise May Help Protect Against Severe Covid
People who tended to be sedentary were far more likely to be hospitalized, and to die, from Covid than those who exercised regularly.
Running From Coronavirus: A Back-to-Basics Exercise Boom
With gyms and pools closed and sports leagues shut down, a miniboom is emerging in running, a natural for social distancing.
A guide to safe outdoor activities during the coronavirus pandemic
The short answer is yes—we can technically walk, run, and bike alone or with our immediate household without violating social distancing rules. But there’s more to consider before opening the door.
Face masks safe to use during intense exercise, research suggests
‘Limited’ cardiology research also shows mask wearing likely to reduce spread of coronavirus in indoor gyms.
Fitness and Workout Secrets From Pandemic Overachievers
You don’t have to be a hard-core exerciser to learn and benefit from these unusual athletic feats.
Gyms are still hot spots for spreading COVID-19
The moral of the story is to keep your exercise to your living room or outdoors for the time being. “If you can wait until the spring and work out outside, it will be a lot safer,” Joshua Epstein, an epidemiology professor at NYU’s School of Global Public Health, told The Washington Post. “We are not out of the woods by any means. It’s not the time to relax.”
How Can You Make It Safe to Go to the Gym Now?
Personal spray bottles, gym “appointments,” and absolutely no high fives.
The gym used to be my therapy. Here’s how that’s changed during social distancing
Social distancing put a stop to group fitness. Now it’s found a new start online.
The Pandemic Has Heightened Young People’s Dedication to Their Health
Exercise is taking precedence, for the sake of more than just our appearance.
The Pandemic Has Spurred a Return to Low-Cost Fitness Activities
During the pandemic, lots of people have rediscovered the sanity- (and cash-)saving joy of back-to-basics fitness.
Why you’re unlikely to get the coronavirus from runners or cyclists
Understanding the key concepts of transmissibility and infectious dose should reassure you.
The safest ways to exercise during a pandemic
If you’re feeling a little more sluggish than usual after months upon months of working and socializing from home, you aren’t alone. With the options winnowed down to running outside, it can be especially tough to scrounge up fitness gear and get a jump start on your routine. But giving up on working out isn’t always the healthiest option, despite what’s going on in the world.
8 great fitness apps for socially distant gym-goers
Working out at home is the only option. These apps make it a little better.
COVID-19 Is Making Americans Even More Sedentary. The Effects Could Be Long-Lasting
If people are sedentary for months, “there’s going to be a steeper curve to tackle when individuals are restarting, and that’s often the most difficult curve,” Dunton says. “It’s much more unpleasant [to exercise] when you’re unfit.”
COVID-19: does exercising really reduce the risk?
Compared to people who were exercising for at least 150 minutes a week, people who were consistently inactive were over twice as likely to be hospitalised and to die due to COVID-19. They also had a greater risk of hospitalisation and death than people doing some physical activity.
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