Exercise and COVID-19: exercise intensity reassures immunological benefits of post-COVID-19 condition

Frontiers in Physiology

Physiology

Eda Agascioglu¹  Ofcan Oflaz²  Wang Yong²  Anand Thirupathi³  Yaodong Gu³ 

[1]Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Türkiye

[2]Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

[3]Research Academy of Medicine Combining Sports, Ningbo No 2 Hospital, Ningbo, China

[4]Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    exercise;    intensity;    duration;    immune response;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphys.2023.1036925

 received in 2022-09-06, accepted in 2023-04-18,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Any form of physical activity, including exercise, has various benefits at the physiological (improving cardiac and respiratory functions, increasing skeletal muscle mass, and maintaining homeostasis) and psychological levels (improving cognitive function, reducing anxiety and depression) which help to combat any type of infection. In contrast, the infectivity ratio could reduce the physical activity of an individual, such as performing a habitual exercise. Adaptation to different exercise strategies including intensity and duration may better increase physical performance and improve the symptoms. For example, low to moderate intensity perhaps fails to induce this adaptive process, while high-intensity of exercise compromises immune health. This can aggravate the infection rate (Open window theory). However, high intensity with a shorter time produces various morphological alterations in the primary organs including the lungs and heart, which facilitate life support in COVID-19 patients. However, less information about exercise protocols failed to assure the benefits of exercise to COVID-19 patients, particularly post-COVID-19 conditions. Therefore, this review will answer how exercise intensity is crucial to reassure the exercise benefits for promoting safe participation before infection and post-COVID-19 conditions.

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