People who are consistently active have a reduced risk of severe COVID-19, according to a Kaiser Permanente study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers looked at nearly 50,000 adults with COVID-19.
They discovered those who met the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' guideline of getting at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every week had much lower incidences of hospitalization, ICU admission and death.
Doing 150 minutes of exercise every week may sound daunting, but not when you break it down to only 22 minutes of daily exercise. Here are five practical, inexpensive and easy ways from CNN suggesting how to do it:
- Take a 22-minute walk.
- Practice short spurts of activity throughout the day that add up to 22 minutes a day.
- Work out smarter, not longer — just 22 minutes per day is more than enough to hit the 150-minute weekly threshold.
- Keep track and note exactly how much time you spend in moderate or rigorous activity.
- Play! Go back in time and have some fun (with your kids or grandkids is a great place to start), whether it’s jumping rope, sandlot baseball, tag or hide and seek — it’s exercise.
SOURCE: CNN April 13,2021