Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions

Chen, Peijie; Mao, Lijuan; Nassis, George P.; Harmer, Peter; Ainsworth, Barbara E.; Li, Fuzhong

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2020.02.001

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“…Seventeen of the 56 editorials, comments and letters [80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96] c Includes reviews and correspondence that discussed the characteristics of the virus in general.…”

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a scoping review

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Background In December 2019, a pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China and has rapidly spread around the world since then. Aim This study aims to understand the research gaps related to COVID-19 and propose recommendations for future research. Methods We undertook a scoping review of COVID-19, comprehensively searching databases and other sources to identify literature on COVID-19 between 1 December 2019 and 6 February 2020. We analysed the sources, publication date, type and topic of the retrieved articles/studies. Results We included 249 articles in this scoping review. More than half (59.0%) were conducted in China. Guidance/guidelines and consensuses statements (n = 56; 22.5%) were the most common. Most (n = 192; 77.1%) articles were published in peer-reviewed journals, 35 (14.1%) on preprint servers and 22 (8.8%) posted online. Ten genetic studies (4.0%) focused on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 while the topics of molecular studies varied. Nine of 22 epidemiological studies focused on estimating the basic reproduction number of COVID-19 infection (R0). Of all identified guidance/guidelines (n = 35), only ten fulfilled the strict principles of evidence-based practice. The number of articles published per day increased rapidly until the end of January. Conclusion The number of articles on COVID-19 steadily increased before 6 February 2020. However, they lack diversity and are almost non-existent in some study fields, such as clinical research. The findings suggest that evidence for the development of clinical practice guidelines and public health policies will be improved when more results from clinical research becomes available.

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“…The organizational consequences of quarantine/isolation are: absence of organized training and competition, lack of adequate communication between athletes and coaches, inability to move freely, lack of adequate sunlight exposure, inappropriate training conditions [4,5]. Staying in quarantine can have negative effects, not only on most physiological systems, but also in the players' lives.…”

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“…For example, isolation at home can lead to poor and inappropriate nutrition, poor quality of sleep, addictions, loneliness, just to name a few negative lifestyle changes. The physiological adverse effects of isolation include an increase in body fat content and a decrease in muscle mass, impaired immunity, loss of mental sharpness and toughness, insomnia and depression [4,6]. All of these consequences can have both a short-and long-term negative effect on the athletes' physical fitness and competitive performance.…”

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Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19

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In December of 2019, there was an outbreak of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or in China. The virus rapidly spread into the whole World causing an unprecedented pandemic and forcing governments to impose a global quarantine, entering an extreme unknown situation. The organizational consequences of quarantine/isolation are: absence of organized training and competition, lack of communication among athletes and coaches, inability to move freely, lack of adequate sunlight exposure, inappropriate training conditions. Based on the current scientific, we strongly recommend encouraging the athlete to reset their mindset to understand quarantine as an opportunity for development, organizing appropriate guidance, educating and encourage athletes to apply appropriate preventive behavior and hygiene measures to promote immunity and ensuring good living isolation conditions. The athlete's living space should be equipped with cardio and resistance training equipment (portable bicycle or rowing ergometer). Some forms of body mass resistance circuit-based training could promote aerobic adaptation. Sports skills training should be organized based on the athlete's needs. Personalized conditioning training should be carried out with emphasis on neuromuscular performance. Athletes should also be educated about nutrition (Vitamin D and proteins) and hydration. Strategies should be developed to control body composition. Mental fatigue should be anticipated and mental controlled. Adequate methods of recovery should be provided. Daily monitoring should be established. This is an ideal situation in which to rethink personal life, understanding the situation, that can be promoted in these difficult times that affect practically the whole world.

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“…Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, a lot of attention has been paid to understanding cross-species transmission (Ji et al 2020), efforts regarding the discovery, emergence, clinical diagnostic, and genomic characteristics of COVID-19 (Phan 2020), and initial public response (Patel et al 2020). Further, there are requirements for details related to the necessity of maintaining regular physical activity while exercising precautions (Chen et al 2020) and, more interestingly, even developing an accurate model to forecast the novel COVID-19 outbreak from small datasets (Fong et al 2020). The relation of COVID-19 with meteorological parameters, which are very location-specific where outbreaks have been reported, however, has not been investigated.…”

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On the global trends and spread of the COVID-19 outbreak: preliminary assessment of the potential relation between location-specific temperature and UV index

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The novel coronavirus, since its first outbreak in December, has, up till now, affected approximately 114,542 people across 115 countries. Many international agencies are devoting efforts to enhance the understanding of the evolving COVID-19 outbreak on an international level, its influences, and preparedness. At present, COVID-19 appears to affect individuals through person-toperson means, like other commonly found cold or influenza viruses. It is widely known and acknowledged that viruses causing influenza peak during cold temperatures and gradually subside in the warmer temperature, owing to their seasonality. Thus, COVID-19, due to its regular flu-like symptoms, is also expected to show similar seasonality and subside as the global temperatures rise in the northern hemisphere with the onset of spring. Despite these speculations, however, the systematic analysis in the global perspective of the relation between COVID-19 spread and meteorological parameters is unavailable. Here, by analyzing the region-and city-specific affected global data and corresponding meteorological parameters, we show that there is an optimum range of temperature and UV index strongly affecting the spread and survival of the virus, whereas precipitation, relative humidity, cloud cover, etc. have no effect on the virus. Unavailability of pharmaceutical interventions would require greater preparedness and alert for the effective control of COVID-19. Under these conditions, the information provided here could be very helpful for the global community struggling to fight this global crisis. It is, however, important to note that the information presented here clearly lacks any physiological evidences, which may merit further investigation. Thus, any attempt for management, implementation, and evaluation strategies responding to the crisis arising due to the COVID-19 outbreak must not consider the evaluation presented here as the foremost factor.

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions

Cited by 967 publications

References 7 publications

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a scoping review

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a scoping review

Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19

On the global trends and spread of the COVID-19 outbreak: preliminary assessment of the potential relation between location-specific temperature and UV index

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