A sedentary lifestyle doubles the likelihood of hospitalization for coronavirus infection and almost triples the risk of dying from complications from COVID-19.
This conclusion was reached by a group of American doctors led by Robert Sallis, a researcher at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in southern California, analyzing the medical history, health and physical activity of more than 48 thousand residents of the state. The scientists presented the results of their work in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
“Our observations have shown that low physical activity was one of the most dangerous risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection, including compared to smoking, obesity, diabetes and hypertension,” the researchers said in the article.
They urged health authorities around the world to take this into account when working with the public. According to doctors, this is “especially important, given how difficult it is to keep fit during isolation.”
By the way, as the site kp.ru wrote, scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called a simple but effective way to force yourself to do physical education: you need to find a company.
