Intense Physical Exercise Reduces Complications, Hospitalizations and Potential Mortality from Covid-19

Aims: The present study investigate the relationship between pre-COVID-19 exercise levels and intensity and disease outcome. Methodologically we used an online survey comprising 20 questions was sent to participants to determine their exercise history, including type, intensity, and exacerbation of COVID-19 symptoms. Study Design: A populational survey-based study. Place and Duration of Study: A multicentric with many institutes and universities from Germany, Chile, Iran, Italy, Spain, Unted Staes of America, Canadá and Brazil. The duration from 2020 until 2024. Methodology: A large survey to determinate the physical fitness level, type, duration, and intensity of the physical exercise was applied under invitation of many associated researchers around the world. A electronic version were used to improve the acquisition in partners health centers and universities. We analyzed the possible interactions using a chi-square test to infer the results. Results: We note that individuals physically active had significantly better disease outcomes than physically inactive individuals. Low or moderate-intensity exercise did not show significant differences in exacerbations, but high-volume or high-intensity exercise was associated with decreased complications requiring hospitalization. Conclusion: Our study concludes that physical activity reduces the risk of intensive care and hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and exercise intensity plays a crucial role in mitigating the severity of the disease. The study suggests that a more physically active world population could prevent many deaths associated with COVID-19, and save life.

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Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research
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2025-02-13
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https://doi.org/10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i25738
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COVID-19 and Mental Health
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Intense Physical Exercise Reduces Complications, Hospitalizations and Potential Mortality from Covid-19

Jani Cléria Pereira Bezerra, Tomires Campos Lopes, Estêvão Scudese, Romeu Paulo Martins Silva et al.
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research
COVID-19 and Mental Health
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Intense Physical Exercise Reduces Complications, Hospitalizations and Potential Mortality from Covid-19

Jani Cléria Pereira Bezerra, Tomires Campos Lopes, Estêvão Scudese, Romeu Paulo Martins Silva, Cesar Rodrigo Vargas Vitoria, César Augusto de Souza Santos, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Silvânia Matheus de Oliveira Leal, Allan Carlos da Silva Tiago, Daniel Furtado Ferreira, Odélio Joaquim da Costa, Pablo Pardo, Mauro César Gurgel de Alencar Carvalho, João Rafael Valentim‐Silva, Bluma G. Soares, Brisa D’Louar Costa Maia, Domingos Edno Castro Ribeiro, Andréa Carmen Guimarães, Eliane de Oliveira Borges, Maria de Nazaré Dias Bello, Carlos Soares Pernambuco, Marcelo Hübner Moreira, Hossein Mohammadi, Fabiana Rodrigues Scartoni, Gianluca Bianco, Fábio Nascimento da Silva, Artur Bessa, Anita Höekelmann, Vernon Furtado-da-Silva, Divaldo Martins de Souza
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Aims: The present study investigate the relationship between pre-COVID-19 exercise levels and intensity and disease outcome. Methodologically we used an online survey comprising 20 questions was sent to participants to determine their exercise history, including type, intensity, and exacerbation of COVID-19 symptoms. Study Design: A populational survey-based study. Place and Duration of Study: A multicentric with many institutes and universities from Germany, Chile, Iran, Italy, Spain, Unted Staes of America, Canadá and Brazil. The duration from 2020 until 2024. Methodology: A large survey to determinate the physical fitness level, type, duration, and intensity of the physical exercise was applied under invitation of many associated researchers around the world. A electronic version were used to improve the acquisition in partners health centers and universities. We analyzed the possible interactions using a chi-square test to infer the results. Results: We note that individuals physically active had significantly better disease outcomes than physically inactive individuals. Low or moderate-intensity exercise did not show significant differences in exacerbations, but high-volume or high-intensity exercise was associated with decreased complications requiring hospitalization. Conclusion: Our study concludes that physical activity reduces the risk of intensive care and hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and exercise intensity plays a crucial role in mitigating the severity of the disease. The study suggests that a more physically active world population could prevent many deaths associated with COVID-19, and save life.

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchVol. 37(2)
Universidade de Passo Fundo (BR), Universidade do Estado do Pará (BR), Universidade Norte do Paraná (BR), Catholic University of the Maule (CL), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (BR), Universidade Tiradentes (BR), Universidade Federal de Catalão (BR), University of Almería (ES), Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR), Sapienza University of Rome (IT), Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (DE), University of Birjand (IR)
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