
Lower your risk of catching Covid-19: Study suggests routine physical exercise may help
Fox News
Researchers indicate in a new study published on Monday that individuals who regularly exercise may have a lower chance of catching and being hospitalized for Covid-19.
However, researchers noted that the study should be read with caution due to its limitations. The team quantified the minutes of necessary physical exercise by analyzing global data from sixteen different studies completed between November 2019 and March 2022.
The total number of participants from the examined data included 1.8 million people, with an average age of 53. The pooled data showed that regularly exercised individuals had an 11% lower risk of catching Covid-19. Moreover, they had a 36% lower likelihood of being hospitalized, a 44% lower chance of developing serious symptoms, and a 43% fewer chance of death.