Impact of Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness on Physical Activity during the Pandemic

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic extends beyond direct infections to include health behaviors of people globally. Beginning in April 2020 policy makers in the United States began implementing recommendations; altering everyday life through lockdowns, physical distancing, mandated mask-wearing, continual testing, and vaccination policies.1 Guidelines and policies governing COVID-19-related behaviors were not always clear or implemented universally, leaving individuals to interpret a deluge of conflicting information.

Source: Heart and Lung - May 8, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Kelly L. Wierenga, Susan M. Perkins, Anna K. Forster, Jennifer Alwine, Susan Ofner, Malissa A. Mulkey, Eileen Danaher Hacker, Susan J. Pressler, Scott Emory Moore Source Type: research