Study: The more you exercise, the less symptoms you have after a new crown infection

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People who exercised regularly before being diagnosed with New Coronary Pneumonia had a lower risk of getting seriously ill after the disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the 15th.

The study of nearly 200,000 adults showed an association between physical activity and improved outcomes for New Coronary Pneumonia in key demographic groups, regardless of whether the patient had a chronic condition. Black, Hispanic and Asian patients had a greater risk of adverse outcomes than white patients, which is consistent with previous studies. However, in each race and ethnicity, the more exercise was associated with less severe symptoms after developing new coronary pneumonia.

The study builds on earlier research that looked closely at the relationship between exercise and new coronary pneumonia outcomes in different demographic groups and in patients with chronic disease. The more exercise, the better, regardless of the patient’s race, ethnicity, age, gender or the condition of having a chronic disease, according to the researchers.

The researchers analyzed the electronic health records of 194,191 adult patients at Kaiser Permanente in the Southern California region who were diagnosed with New Coronary Pneumonia between January 2020 and May 2021.

All patients reported their level of physical activity, a routine measure known as “exercise vital signs,” prior to infection. Each patient was divided into five categories, ranging from always inactive (10 minutes or less of exercise per week) to active (150 minutes of exercise per week).

Statistical analysis showed that the more patients reported physical activity, the lower the risk of hospitalization or death within 90 days after the diagnosis of neocoronary pneumonia. This trend was consistent across all activity levels, with patients who were consistently active facing the lowest risk.

For patients with certain underlying chronic conditions, such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease or obesity, more exercise was associated with lower rates of hospitalization or death from disease, and these chronic conditions are often associated with an increased risk of poor prognosis for new coronary pneumonia.

The findings strongly suggest that physicians need to emphasize to patients that vaccination and increased physical activity are the two most important things they can do to prevent the serious consequences of New Coronary Pneumonia, the researchers said.