I am down with Covid right now despite trying to avoid it like the plague. I’ve had what doctors would call mild symptoms for about a week now: extreme fatigue, loss of taste and smell and headaches that come and go. My blood oxygen levels and heartbeat have been normal this whole time.
With so many stories of long covid I am wondering if there is anything I can do try to avoid the symptoms getting chronic. Strong post-infection symptoms seem to be a hallmark of this illness. Is there generally any rule on who develops these and why?
At what sort of tempo should I get back to physical excersise?
I cant really speak about the biological part of your question, but what two of my friends did, one of which who I “coach”, we just took it slowly with his return to activity.
He started on his own during his second week with it by doing body weight squats and push ups at home. When he returned to the gym, we pretty much just did the first week of the bridge for two weeks with the second week adding one back off set.
Hope you feel better soon and that you’re not an outlier with long covid.
The coronavirus has turned our lives into sad shit! Agree, everything is closed, restrictions are everywhere, and so on. I would very much like us to defeat the pandemic. Fortunately, at the moment there are already many vaccines and the population is beginning to be vaccinated. I also had a coronavirus. I got sick in May and immediately passed a test for https://www.confirmbiosciences.com/covid19-sars-antigen-rapid-swab-test/ so I found out that I had a coronavirus…
I started being treated and fortunately everything went well.
So be careful with your health and do not treat the coronavirus as a joke! This is a really dangerous disease That can kill a person…
I just came across this thread and wanted to give my two cents. Sorry to hear that you caught COVID, that sucks! But I’m glad to hear that your oxygen levels and heartbeat are stable.
As for your question about avoiding chronic symptoms, I think it’s important to take it easy and give your body time to heal. Check out harmonycr.com. they have some great information on COVID and recovery. One thing they suggest is using disposable respirators to protect yourself and others from the virus. Might be worth checking out!
As for getting back to exercise, I think you should listen to your body and take it slow.