Sustaining Efficient Immune Functions with Regular Physical Exercise in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond

Overview

Journal Eur J Clin Invest

Publisher Wiley

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Jan 4

PMID 33393082

Citations 22

Authors

Guilherme Eustaquio Furtado

Rubens Vinicius Letieri

Adriana Caldo-Silva

Vilma A Sardao

Ana Maria Teixeira

Marcelo Paes de Barros

Rodolfo Paula Vieira

Andre Luis Lacerda Bachi

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Abstract

The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) appearance in Wuhan, China, did rise the new virus disease (COVID-19), which spread globally in a short time, leading the World Health Organization to declare a new global pandemic. To contain and mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2, specific public health procedures were implemented in virtually all countries, with a significant impact on society, making it difficult to keep the regular practice of physical activity. It is widely accepted that an active lifestyle contributes to the improvement of general health and preservation of cardiovascular, respiratory, osteo-muscular and immune system capacities. The positive effects of regular physical activity on the immune system have emerged as a pivotal trigger of general health, underlying the beneficial effects of physical activity on multiple physiological systems. Accordingly, recent studies have already pointed out the negative impact of physical inactivity caused by the social isolation imposed by the public sanitary authorities due to COVID-19. Nevertheless, there are still no current narrative reviews evaluating the real impact of COVID-19 on active lifestyle or even discussing the possible beneficial effects of exercise-promoted immune upgrade against the severity or progression of COVID-19. Based on the consensus in the scientific literature, in this review, we discuss how an exercise adherence could adequately improve immune responses in times of the 'COVID-19 Era and beyond'.

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