[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 …

[HTML][HTML] The compelling link between physical activity and the body's defense system

DC Nieman, LM Wentz - Journal of sport and health science, 2019 - Elsevier
This review summarizes research discoveries within 4 areas of exercise immunology that
have received the most attention from investigators:(1) acute and chronic effects of exercise …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports and exercise

AYY Wong, SKK Ling, LHT Louie, GYK Law… - Asia-Pacific journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 is a droplet-transmitted potentially fatal coronavirus pandemic
affecting the world in 2020. The WHO recommended social distancing and human-to-human …

Debunking the myth of exercise-induced immune suppression: redefining the impact of exercise on immunological health across the lifespan

JP Campbell, JE Turner - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Epidemiological evidence indicates that regular physical activity and/or frequent structured
exercise reduces the incidence of many chronic diseases in older age, including …

Exercise and mental health

K Mikkelsen, L Stojanovska, M Polenakovic… - Maturitas, 2017 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the positive effects of exercise on mood
states such as anxiety, stress and depression, through physiological and biochemical …

The first, holistic immunological model of COVID‐19: implications for prevention, diagnosis, and public health measures

PM Matricardi, RW Dal Negro… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The natural history of COVID‐19 caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 is extremely variable, ranging
from asymptomatic or mild infection, mainly in children, to multi‐organ failure, eventually …

The relevance of a physical active lifestyle and physical fitness on immune defense: mitigating disease burden, with focus on COVID-19 consequences

TO Filgueira, A Castoldi, LER Santos… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a fast spreading
virus leading to the development of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Severe and …

How much is too much?(Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness

M Schwellnus, T Soligard, JM Alonso… - British journal of sports …, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
The modern-day athlete participating in elite sports is exposed to high training loads and
increasingly saturated competition calendar. Emerging evidence indicates that inappropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of exercise is a major cause of chronic diseases

FW Booth, CK Roberts, MJ Laye - Comprehensive physiology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic diseases are major killers in the modern era. Physical inactivity is a primary cause
of most chronic diseases. The initial third of the article considers: activity and prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Endurance exercise and gut microbiota: A review

N Mach, D Fuster-Botella - Journal of sport and health science, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The physiological and biochemical demands of intense exercise elicit both
muscle-based and systemic responses. The main adaptations to endurance exercise …