The NIH's RECOVER initiative plans to study exercise as a potential treatment for long covid. Some long-covid patients say exercise does them more harm than good.

I know a runner, a fighter, a coach are still in me. But I don’t feel like her any more

If you suffer from anxiety, depression or loneliness or feel stressed or worry frequently about Covid-19, you may be at higher risk of developing long Covid, a new study found.

Evidence is growing there are changes to your immune system that may put you at risk of other infectious diseases.

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Physicians around the world are using a five-stage protocol to guide athletes back to training.

Evidence suggests that Covid survivors have substantially higher chances of developing cardiovascular disease. But experts say there are effective ways to minimize the risk.

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If runners don’t have symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath, they can return to exercise but should take their time, says one physician.

For personal trainer Rochelle De Luca, who used to be able to do back-to-back gym sessions, it took eight weeks for her to feel 80 per cent recovered.

Athletes around the globe, and here in NZ, are suffering the long-term physical effects of Covid. And some, like footballer Paige de Seymour, are still sidelined by the virus. 

The effects of COVID-19 on fitness range enormously: some people snap back, some struggle to exercise for a couple of weeks, while others feel the effects for years.

Even a mild Covid infection can cause lingering fatigue, but exercise plays a crucial role in recovery

And experts have some theories as to why.

At many of the Covid-19 recovery clinics that have sprung up around the country, patients’ goals include their athletic ambitions.

Some people recovering from a coronavirus infection had an elevated heart rate for months, according to a new study.