Benefits of physical activity and physical exercise in the time of pandemic.

Abstract

Physical activity and physical exercise are key factors to help the population to mitigate the effects that the current pandemic is causing on the mental and physical health of citizens worldwide. In such an extreme situation, it is highly recommended to be physically active.

Teacher's Physical Activity and Mental Health During Lockdown Due to the COVID-2019 Pandemic

“…These emotional problems are predicted negatively by the time devoted to physical activity weekly and positively with the number of hours working on teaching activity. Physical activity has been seemed to be a protector in developing emotional problems in this study and in previous (Kwan et al, 2012 ; Bogaert et al, 2014 ; Amatriain-Fernández et al, 2020 ), but in this study, the level of activity in general does not make the difference, while it seems that the type of activity, specifically indoor physical activity, explains part of the variance on mental health; thus, it should be enhanced in order to improve teachers' mental health. However, other possible stressors such as the number of students seem to have no relationship with mental health.…”

“…It can be concluded from previous experiences that physical activity and exercise could help to mitigate the effects caused by the current pandemic on the mental and physical health of citizens worldwide. Being physically active should be highly recommended (Amatriain-Fernández et al, 2020 ) considering that physical activity could help in preventing psychological or mood disorders (Kwan et al, 2012 ) and improving the quality of life by decreasing the negative psychosocial effects of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Slimani et al, 2020 ). In the same way, the role of physical activity in general health and well-being of teachers during lockdown should be important also, as it has been found that those teachers performing more exercise during leisure time, or in a more autonomous way, may prevent easier physical and mental health problems (Bogaert et al, 2014 ).…”

Exploring the Relationship between Walking and Emotional Health in China

“…Increasingly larger studies have explored the relationship between physical exercise and individuals’ mental health, and some have found that physical exercise does improve mental health [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ]. For example, Netz et al [ 17 ] determined that physical exercise has important beneficial effects on individuals’ physical and mental health.…”

Physical Exercise Potentials Against Viral Diseases Like COVID-19 in the Elderly

“…It has been shown that moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise executed three times per week for 4 months, prior to viral exposure, improved influenza vaccination responses, with extended duration of antibody levels in older adults (27). These enhanced responses emphasize the importance of exercise during a global pandemic, as it was already suggested (28), since both a single session of acute exercise or a repetition of the exercise over time boosts the immune system independently of age, physical fitness, or the presence of pathologies (29).…”