An Exercise Prescription for COVID-19 Pandemic

Zait Burak AKTUĞ; Nazlım AKTUĞ DEMİR

doi:10.12669/pjms.36.7.2929

Zait Burak AKTUĞ Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Sports Science Faculty, Niğde, Türkiye https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5102-4331
Nazlım AKTUĞ DEMİR Selcuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Konya, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4703-0827

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.2929

Keywords: COVID-19, exercise prescription, health

Abstract

COVID-19 is an alarming public health concern worldwide. COVID-19 is highly contagious and has no approved treatment or vaccine yet. Therefore, the best strategy is prevention. Studies have shown that a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise, balanced eating, and quality sleep are the key elements for protection from this disease. We are going through a distressful period as a nation and as the human race in general. We need to manage this period in the best way possible in physiological and psychological terms. Physical activity is one of the major steps in managing this period in a healthy way. Individuals should be provided information about exercise so that they can perform correct physical activities within their means. This article presents an exercise prescription that can be followed in the days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.2929

How to cite this:
Aktug ZB, Demir NA. An Exercise Prescription for COVID-19 Pandemic. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(7):1732-1736.
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.2929

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