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monjorob t1_j17cmyv wrote

Reply to comment by Ralfpker in Physical activity before COVID-19 infection is associated with less severe outcomes. In a study of 194,191 adults with COVID-19, those who were consistently inactive were 191% more likely to be hospitalized and 391% more likely to die than those who were consistently active. by glawgii

It’s just kind of crazy to me that this caused absolutely zero public discussion about healthy activities. Why not have the president come out and tell the whole US to get active for 30 min a day.

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Don_Ford t1_j17oxcf wrote

Because it's not actually true... hypertension and inflammation are way worse for COVID

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uninstallIE t1_j17tl3c wrote

What part is not true? Are you disagreeing that physical activity reduces the odds of developing severe or lethal covid by very large amounts?

Additionally, do you know what helps to mitigate hypertension and systemic inflammation? Regular physical activity.

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robot2boy t1_j17t4e4 wrote

That may be true, but we are talking numbers here, and i am guessing that there are more people who don’t exercise than have hypertension and inflammation.

There are always exceptions.

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