Exercise Turns COVID Into a Cold, New Study Finds
High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS
Mike Mutzel
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Researchers in Europe find that exercise habits in the year prior to COVID exposure decrease severity of symptoms.
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Time Stamps:
00:02 Physical activity is protective against both moderate and severe COVID 19-like illness.
01:00 People who are physically active are less likely to experience common classic symptoms.
01:53 Exercise is a key therapeutic intervention. It does not need to be structured recreational fitness.
03:45 There are now 7 studies showing that regular exercise and physical activity saves lives.
05:43 MET = Metabolic Equivalent Task.
06:15 Fewer than 30 MET hours per week means that you more likely to have moderate to severe symptoms.
09:45 80 MET hours per week garnered the fewest symptoms.
10:50 40 – 60 MET hours per week is ideal.
12:00 Even walking and gardening are protective.
12:40 There is reduced odds of death.
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| 0:00.0 | So in today's show, we're gonna break down the latest study |
| 0:01.8 | finding that physical activity that is exercise |
| 0:04.1 | is protective against both severe and moderate COVID-19 |
| 0:07.8 | like illness. |
| 0:08.8 | We're gonna talk about the classic symptoms |
| 0:10.8 | of a moderate infection, which includes |
| 0:12.8 | shortness of breath, a cough, fatigue, muscle aches. |
| 0:16.0 | Guess what? |
| 0:16.8 | If you exercise prior to being infected, |
| 0:19.9 | the chances are that you're much less likely |
| 0:22.3 | to experience those moderate and severe symptoms. |
| 0:25.7 | Now, this was a study involving over 452 subjects |
| 0:29.9 | in the country of Luxembourg. |
| 0:31.6 | Scientists there surveyed people once they were |
| 0:34.4 | had a confirmed positive case between the months of May 2020 |
| 0:37.8 | and May of 2021, and they were scientists and investigators |
| 0:41.6 | followed up with these individuals after they had |
| 0:44.3 | a confirmed infection and said, |
| 0:45.8 | hey, let's learn a little bit more. |
| 0:47.3 | Tell us more about your physical activity levels. |
| 0:50.2 | How many hours a day did you walk? |
| 0:51.9 | Did you bike to work? |
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