ucsdstaff t1_j19n1j8 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:09 PM

Reply to comment by uninstallIE 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

https://peterattiamd.com/jamesokeefe/

This is the podcast where i heard the expression:

"The danger in excessive exercise—a reverse J-shaped mortality curve [21:15]"

HonestIbrahim t1_j19q1zs wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:28 PM

Thanks for sharing this. I’m in the “long covid” club despite mild acute covid infections. My pre covid exercise was pretty intense. BJJ 3-4 days a week and strength training 5 days per week… I was definitely overdoing it and tried to resume that activity immediately following my initial covid infection. Health just kept slipping downhill from there. Cardio was awful so I just kept pushing harder, trying to get back to where I was previously. Never thought exercise could be making me worse. Very tough lesson to learn.