We applaud all mothers; we wouldn’t be here without them. And we want them to be healthy, so we are scrapping our publishing plan for this Sunday and offering just one celebratory video and the helpful technical study below instead.
This new research paper reports on a study of more than 48,000 persons and the value of exercise and physical activity in lowering COVID risk. The paper is very strongly supportive of physical activity.
Here’s an excerpt from the abstract:
“Results: Patients with COVID-19 who were consistently inactive had a greater risk of hospitalisation (OR 2.26; 95% CI 1.81 to 2.83), admission to the ICU (OR 1.73; 95% CI 1.18 to 2.55) and death (OR 2.49; 95% CI 1.33 to 4.67) due to COVID-19 than patients who were consistently meeting physical activity guidelines. Patients who were consistently inactive also had a greater risk of hospitalisation (OR 1.20; 95% CI 1.10 to 1.32), admission to the ICU (OR 1.10; 95% CI 0.93 to 1.29) and death (OR 1.32; 95% CI 1.09 to 1.60) due to COVID-19 than patients who were doing some physical activity.”
Here’s the link to the full report:
“Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48,440 adult patients,”
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/07/bjsports-2021-104080
And now for a lovely song in honor of mothers everywhere: https://youtu.be/4yScEwEQtcU
We wish all readers a healthy Mother’s Day and healthy days to come. Please be safe and enjoy a walk, bike, yoga, pickleball, or whatever you choose as we work toward normalcy in a still challenging year.
David R. Kotok
Chairman of the Board & Chief Investment Officer
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