Hey Docs!
Last week I was infected with Covid. Took me out for a couple days, feeling a lot better, very mild symptoms now, still testing positive though
My question(s) is about possibilities of long Covid/post-viral syndromes and returning to exercise.
I’m not sure how much (if any) research has been done on several months post covid recovery and developing long covid/post-viral syndromes after returning to exercise, but is there any evidence to support such a correlation?
If there is, does exercise duration, intensity, and volume affect this?
What else did those studies suggest about recovery, long Covid, and post-viral illness, if anything?
Is it possible to develop long Covid after I’ve already recovered from my initial bout with Covid?
Any way to decrease risks of long Covid (aside from staying up on vaccinations, boosters, masking, etc.)?
I know BBM suggests repeatable, tolerable ranges of motion at an RPE that is challenging but reasonable and possible. I’m willing to put my training off to the side to fully recover (because it’s more important what I’m doing years from now than what I’m doing next week), but I still want to return to exercise besides walking when possible! I also don’t want to rush into it and develop something that could (potentially) become debilitating? I am uneducated considering the big world of professional science/medicine and I need some guidance to quell my anxieties if you have any!
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Vinny
(Read this if you want? I know people who have recovered from illness, began exercise as they did before, and developed/currently suffer from post-viral syndromes. They are urging me to be careful coming back to exercise and to be as thoughtful as possible when doing so. Which is valid and I appreciate them looking out for my well being. They did send me this web article, https://www.renews.co.nz/rushing-back-to-exercise-can-cause-long-covid/ which prompted me to post on the forum. I tried to research for myself, but I simply cannot read this kind of research very well! So again, any guidance, advice, suggestions, etc. I would be beyond grateful for.)