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Physical activity may reduce risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes.

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A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 50,000 people with COVID-19 suggested that regular physical activity provided strong protection from hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and death. Even exercising inconsistently lowered the odds for severe COVID-19 outcomes when compared to people who were not active at all.

The study, led by investigators in Kaiser Permanente Southern California, was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

“This is a wake-up call for the importance of healthy lifestyles and especially physical activity,” said Robert E. Sallis, MD, a family and sports medicine physician at the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center. “Kaiser Permanente’s motivation is to keep people healthy, and this study truly shows how important that is during this pandemic and beyond. People who regularly exercise had the best chance of beating COVID-19, while people who were inactive did much worse.”

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Having read that I will definitely continue with my daily indoor workouts. I was doing them because with so many things wrong with me I didn't want to cease up as well so this gives me even more incentive to continue. I have this mindset now that I am not allowed to sit on the sofa and watch TV or a film or anything until I have done my exercises.

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Thank you 2greys.

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More motivation to continue with my daily yoga practice. So hard when you are used to 'real 'classes.

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Hi, yes it definitely makes a difference when it comes to lifestyle.

My dad played tennis 4 times a week, very fit and active, has never smoked and doesn’t drink alcohol.

He caught COVID and developed into severe covid.

The reason being is he was having treatment for psoriasis which is am immune suppressor.

So yes being fit helps, but you have to make sure your immune system is very good!

Thankfully my dad is on the road to recovery but he’s been in icu for 13 weeks and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy what he’s been through!

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