Physical activity recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic : a practical approach for different target groups

INTRODUCTION: Ensuring health and well-being during this pandemic is essential according to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Physical exercise has an important role in the preservation of the immune system, which is vital to prevent infections. To promote physical exercise and maintain a healthy status, recent studies have suggested general exercise routines to be implemented during the quarantine period. However, to improve the health-related physical fitness components, any specific prescription should include intensity, volume, duration, and mode. Controversy persists about which is the best intensity of physical activity, while performing exercise at a moderate intensity could bring important benefits to asymptomatic people. High intensity or unaccustomed exercise should be restricted for older people, and for people of all ages with chronic diseases or compromised immune system, obesity, or upper respiratory tract infection with limited symptoms. Besides, physical activity guidelines should be particular to each population group, giving special consideration to those vulnerable to COVID-19 who are much more likely to suffer more self-isolation. Therefore, the present study is to provide specific physical activity recommendations for different populations during this pandemic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Nutricion hospitalaria - 38(2021), 1 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 194-200

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Recomendaciones de actividad física durante la pandemia de COVID-19: un enfoque práctico para diferentes grupos objetivo

Beteiligte Personen:

Baena Morales, Salvador [VerfasserIn]
Tauler Riera, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Aguiló Pons, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
García Taibo, Olalla [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Prescripción de ejercicio. Salud. Pandemia. Sistema inmune. SARS-CoV-2
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.03.2021

Date Revised 20.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.20960/nh.03363

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319358909