Regular exercise may help protect against severe “covid”

More exercise means less risk of severe covid, according to anew study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine . The study, which involved 48,440 people who developed covid in California, US, found that those who had been active before falling ill were the least likely to be hospitalized or die due to the illness . The data gathered was gathered before vaccines became available and do not suggest that exercise can substitute immunisation. But they do intimate that regular exercise- whether it’s going for a swim, walk , run or bike ride-can substainly lower the chances of becoming serious ill if infected.

Researchers and physicians at Kaiser Permanente Southern California, the university of California, San Diego, and other institutions, compared information on how often people exercised with the whether they wound up hospitalized at twice the rate of people in the most active group. Scientists found that advanced age and organ transplants increased the likelihood of hospitalization and mortality from covid more than being inactive. However , the study did not delve into whether exercise reduces the risks of becoming infected with covid in the first place.

The research recommended walking briskly for half an hour five times a week ,and said exercise might be especially beneficial for those awaiting their first vaccine.

-New York Times