Resistance Training before, during, and after COVID-19 Infection: What Have We Learned So Far?

Paulo Gentil, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Carlos Alexandre Vieira, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Amir Hossein Haghighi, Filipe Manuel Clemente and Daniel Souza
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Paulo Gentil: College of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil
Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira: College of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil
Carlos Alexandre Vieira: College of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil
Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo: Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Laboratory, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile
Amir Hossein Haghighi: Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 9617976487, Iran
Filipe Manuel Clemente: Escola Superior de Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Daniel Souza: College of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: At the end of 2019, a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by SARS-CoV-2 started a pandemic, leading to millions of deaths and many important political and social changes. Even in the absence of contamination, the mobility reduction, social distancing and closing of exercise facilities negatively affected physical activity and conditioning, which is associated with muscle atrophy, loss of muscle strength, and reductions in functional capacity. In cases of infection, it has been shown that increased physical capacity is associated with decreased hospitalization and mortality risk. Although millions of people have died from COVID-19, most contaminated individuals survived the infection, but carried different sequelae, such as the severe loss of physical function and a reduced quality of life. Among different physical exercise models that might help to prevent and treat COVID-19-related conditions, resistance training (RT) might be particularly relevant. Among its benefits, RT can be adapted to be performed in many different situations, even with limited space and equipment, and is easily adapted to an individual’s characteristics and health status. The current narrative review aims to provide insights into how RT can be used in different scenarios to counteract the negative effects of COVID-19. By doing this, the authors expect to provide insights to help deal with the current pandemic and similar events the world may face in the future.

Keywords: human physical conditioning; resistance training; coronavirus; muscle strength; musculoskeletal and neural physiological phenomena (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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