Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9789819918041 |
| ISBN10: | 9819918049 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 87 pages |
| Size: | 254x178 mm |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 20 Illustrations, black & white |
| 668 |
Category:
Physical Activity and Pandemics
Lessons Learned from COVID-19
Edition number: 2023
Publisher: Springer
Date of Publication: 6 June 2024
Number of Volumes: 1 pieces, Book
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Short description:
The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused public health-related, and economic consequences regarding lifestyles. Due to social distancing strategies, physical inactivity has increased in various societies, which might lead to an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases in long term. The health benefits of physical activity consist of a wide range, including physical, mental, and social dimensions. Therefore, this book discusses whether engaging in regular physical activity is effective in preventing COVID-19 infection, reducing the severity of symptoms, reducing mortality, or eliminating COVID-19 complications.The book will serve as a practical guideline for public health experts and physicians. It covers COVID-19 and physical inactivity prevalence in different regions, physical activity and risk of COVID-19 infection, physical activity and course of COVID-19 infection including disease severity, hospitalization rate, ICU admission, and mortality, physical activity as a vaccine booster in different populations, post- COVID-19 physical rehabilitation, and strategies for enhancing physical activity in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Long description:
The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused public health-related, and economic consequences regarding lifestyles. Due to social distancing strategies, physical inactivity has increased in various societies, which might lead to an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases in long term. The health benefits of physical activity consist of a wide range, including physical, mental, and social dimensions. Therefore, this book discusses whether engaging in regular physical activity is effective in preventing COVID-19 infection, reducing the severity of symptoms, reducing mortality, or eliminating COVID-19 complications.
The book will serve as a practical guideline for public health experts and physicians. It covers COVID-19 and physical inactivity prevalence in different regions, physical activity and risk of COVID-19 infection, physical activity and course of COVID-19 infection including disease severity, hospitalization rate, ICU admission, and mortality, physical activity as a vaccine booster in different populations, post- COVID-19 physical rehabilitation, and strategies for enhancing physical activity in the COVID-19 pandemic.Table of Contents:
1. COVID-19 and physical inactivity prevalence.- 2. Physical activity and the risk of COVID-19 infection.- 3. Physical activity and the course of COVID-19 infection.- 4. Physical activity as a vaccine booster in different populations.- 5. Physical activity and recovery from COVID-19.- 6. Physical activity solutions during COVID-19.