Cerasola Dario, Argano Christiano, Corrao Salvatore
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Department of Internal Medicine, National Relevance and High Specialization Hospital Trust ARNAS Civico, Di Cristina, Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 May 13;9:834844. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.834844. eCollection 2022.
The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused increasing challenges for healthcare systems globally. The disease spread rapidly from Wuhan to the rest of the world, involving more than 400 million individuals and including more than 5 million deaths. In dealing with the pandemic, China and other countries took protective measures such as promoting social distancing, canceling public gatherings, closing schools, quarantining, and imposing lockdowns. All these measures lead to physical inactivity. Being physically inactive has significant repercussions on the status of physical and mental wellbeing, and it is associated with anxiety, stress, increased chronic disease risk, and worsening of chronic conditions. In this sense, the relevance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle through physical exercise has been outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of this mini review is to discuss the importance of physical activity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the benefits of physical activity and exercise that could be potentially effective treatment strategies for comorbid chronic conditions, long covid syndrome (LCS), and symptoms such as depression and anxiety.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的爆发给全球医疗系统带来了越来越多的挑战。该疾病迅速从武汉传播到世界其他地区，涉及超过4亿人，死亡人数超过500万。在应对疫情时，中国和其他国家采取了诸如促进社交距离、取消公众集会、关闭学校、隔离和实施封锁等防护措施。所有这些措施都导致身体活动不足。身体活动不足对身心健康状况有重大影响，它与焦虑、压力、慢性病风险增加以及慢性病病情恶化有关。从这个意义上说，世界卫生组织（WHO）已经阐明了通过体育锻炼保持健康生活方式的重要性。本综述的目的是讨论在COVID-19大流行背景下身体活动的重要性，强调身体活动和锻炼的益处，这些可能是治疗合并慢性病、长期新冠综合征（LCS）以及抑郁和焦虑等症状的潜在有效策略。
