Impact of sedentarism due to the COVID-19 home confinement on neuromuscular, cardiovascular and metabolic health: Physiological and pathophysiological …

M Narici, GD Vito, M Franchi, A Paoli… - European journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented health crisis as entire populations have been
asked to self-isolate and live in home-confinement for several weeks to months, which in …

Counteracting physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence-based recommendations for home-based exercise

F Schwendinger, E Pocecco - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
To reduce transmission of the coronavirus, from its initial outbreak in 2019 up to now,
various safety measures have been enacted worldwide by the authorities that have likely led …

[HTML][HTML] When COVID-19 affects muscle: effects of quarantine in older adults

T Moro, A Paoli - European journal of translational myology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
At the beginning of 2020 a respiratory diseased named COVID-19 rapidly spread worldwide.
Due to the presence of comorbidities and a greater susceptibility to infections, older adults …

Social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic can increase physical inactivity and the global burden of cardiovascular disease

T Peçanha, KF Goessler, H Roschel… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Emerging data indicate a substantial decrease in global physical activity levels during the
period of social isolation adopted worldwide to contain the spread of the coronavirus …

The challenge of maintaining metabolic health during a global pandemic

AJ King, LM Burke, SL Halson, JA Hawley - Sports medicine, 2020 - Springer
The ongoing global pandemic brought on by the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-
2 is having profound effects on human health and well-being. With no viable vaccine …

Do the benefits of exercise in indoor and outdoor environments during the COVID-19 pandemic outweigh the risks of infection?

FH Dominski, R Brandt - Sport sciences for health, 2020 - Springer
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented lockdown
worldwide, resulting in social isolation due to the guidance for people to stay at home in …

[HTML][HTML] The COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity

JA Woods, NT Hutchinson, SK Powers… - Sports medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2-caused COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a devastating threat
to human society in terms of health, economy, and lifestyle. Although the virus usually first …

Low cardiorespiratory fitness post-COVID-19: a narrative review

F Schwendinger, R Knaier, T Radtke… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Patients recovering from COVID-19 often report symptoms of exhaustion, fatigue and
dyspnoea and present with exercise intolerance persisting for months post-infection …

[HTML][HTML] Factors protecting against a decline in physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

SN Fearnbach, EW Flanagan… - Medicine and science …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: The spread of COVID-19 and the associated stay-at-home orders and shutdowns
of gyms and fitness centers has drastically influenced health behaviors leading to …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: prevention of a decline in metabolic and immunological functions

J Jakobsson, C Malm, M Furberg, U Ekelund… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As of 30th January 2020, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, later called COVID-
19, was declared a Public Health Emergency (World Health Organization, 2020b) and on …