Washington: More exercise means less risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to a compelling new study of physical activity and coronavirus hospitalisations. The study, which involved almost 50,000 Californians who developed COVID-19, found that those who had been the most active before falling ill were the least likely to be hospitalised or die as a result of their illness.
The data were gathered before COVID-19 vaccines became available and do not suggest that exercise can substitute in any way for immunisation. But they do intimate that regular exercise - whether it’s going for a swim, walk, run or bike ride - can substantially lower our chances of becoming seriously ill if we do become infected.
By Wendy Wilde, Madeleine McCormick
Apr 15, 2021
UNDATED The latest research suggests regular exercise reduces the risk of severe coronavirus symptoms.
The Kaiser-Permanente study published this week surveyed nearly 50,000 adults who tested positive for COVID-19.
Researchers found people who are the most inactive were almost two times more likely to be hospitalized with severe coronavirus symptoms, and two and a half times more likely to die.
They define inactivity as zero to ten minutes of exercise per week. This is a wake-up call for the importance of healthy lifestyles and especially physical activity, said Robert E. Sallis, MD. 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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Consistent inactivity more than doubles odds of Covid hospitalisation, study suggests
Odds of death from coronavirus 2.49 times greater compared to people who took 150 minutes of exercise a week, US researchers found
Inactive coronavirus patients are more than twice as likely to die from the disease compared to people who exercise for the recommended 150 minutes a week, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center in California, studied the medical records of nearly 50,000 people who were diagnosed with coronavirus between January and October last year.
They found that being consistently inactive more than doubled the odds of hospitalisation compared with being regularly active.