August 29, 2022
- Regular physical activity may be linked to a lower risk of developing COVID-19.
- Individuals who exercise regularly may be less likely to experience severe symptoms of COVID-19 and less likely to be hospitalized or die because of the disease.
- 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise each week provides the best protection.
A 2021 Kaiser Permanente study of about 49,000 people with COVID-19 found that regular physical activity was strongly associated with a reduced risk for severe outcomes from the disease.
With a new systematic review and meta-analysis published recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a team of Spanish researchers set out to evaluate the current evidence on the effect of habitual physical activity on COVID-19 outcomes.