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Ralfpker t1_j16a4qh wrote

Reply to comment by itguy18 in Physical activity before COVID-19 infection is associated with less severe outcomes. In a study of 194,191 adults with COVID-19, those who were consistently inactive were 191% more likely to be hospitalized and 391% more likely to die than those who were consistently active. by glawgii

Right... you mean to tell me that all the negative health effects of covid are exacerbated by the negative health effects someone has attained by being overweight/unhealthy?!?! No freaking way...

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monjorob t1_j17cmyv wrote

It’s just kind of crazy to me that this caused absolutely zero public discussion about healthy activities. Why not have the president come out and tell the whole US to get active for 30 min a day.

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Don_Ford t1_j17oxcf wrote

Because it's not actually true... hypertension and inflammation are way worse for COVID

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uninstallIE t1_j17tl3c wrote

What part is not true? Are you disagreeing that physical activity reduces the odds of developing severe or lethal covid by very large amounts?

Additionally, do you know what helps to mitigate hypertension and systemic inflammation? Regular physical activity.

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robot2boy t1_j17t4e4 wrote

That may be true, but we are talking numbers here, and i am guessing that there are more people who don’t exercise than have hypertension and inflammation.

There are always exceptions.

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ucsdstaff t1_j176rry wrote

> by being overweight/unhealthy

The authors compared overweight people or people with hypertension between the exercise groups. The effect of exercise was just as dramatic for people affected by those conditions. Obviously, caveat for other conditions but the authors do discuss

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itguy18 t1_j16b3rm wrote

If you're unhealthy to start with getting sick is going to be worse off for you than somebody who is the same age but in good shape.

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jrob323 t1_j17hq2c wrote

They can also be exacerbated by your genes, no matter your physical conditioning. I'm overweight and 58 but I'm vaxxed and boosted, and I've had it according to tests but showed absolutely no symptoms, and I work with a guy who is in peak physical condition and is a search and rescue and water rescue member of the local responders (mountainous terrain in North Carolina - they teach their techniques all over the world) and he's had Covid twice, and can't smell anymore. He was out of work for two weeks the second time he had it. He refuses to get vaxxed because, you know.

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uninstallIE t1_j17tsn6 wrote

Indeed there are outliers to every rule. Some little kids and even babies can get cancer. Some people can smoke for 85 years and die at the ripe old age of 105 with no lung issues or anything of the sort.

But when we talk about public healthy we talk about likelihoods. It's extremely unlikely for someone to live to 105 having smoked for 8 decades. It's extremely unlikely for little kids and babies to get cancer. And it is much more likely for someone who is overweight and does not exercise to suffer severe or lethal covid than someone who is very fit.

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