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We all have been made aware on how to reduce your risk of exposure to the coronavirus (wearing masks, social distancing, washing your hands, etc.), but seldom do we talk about how to best prepare your body should you become infected. Regular exercise, along with a healthy diet and Vitamin D, will help boost your immune system and make you less susceptible to severe complications of COVID-19.

Fitness promoted as COVID-19 defense Led by Dr. William Roberts of the University of Minnesota, the American College of Sports Medicine issued guidance advising 150 to 300 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each week.

“Going to the gym three times a week, even for an hour, isn’t where you get fit,” says Tom Holland, an exercise physiologist, "It’s what you do the rest of the day that makes a difference."

Or as I like to call them, "Movement Snacks." Get your snack on throughout the day. A set of split jumps here, a 10-second sprint in place there, and you'll become stronger and have more energy.

What's your favorite movement snack? Comment down below!

Perspective | With gyms closed, try intermittent workouts. You might even get more out of them. Consider doing some push-ups or crunches every hour or whenever you go into a certain room in your house. It will add up.

They weren't sitting on their butts all day, and neither are you.

One of the most common excuses as to not being able to lose fat is because someone doesn't "have the time" to workout, or they work a job that requires them to sit down for most of the day. A recent study found that frequent, short bursts of energy (cycle ergometer sprints) increased fat oxidation and lowered blood triglyceride levels.

Participants performed 5 four-second sprints on a bike once per hour over an eight-hour timeframe. They displayed an average fat oxidation increase of 43% and triglyceride reduction of 31%.

Moving throughout the day helps reduce blood triglyceride levels, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Don't have an ergometer at home? You can sprint in place or shadow box and likely achieve similar results to this study. Just get up once an hour and get moving!

Hourly 4-s Sprints Prevent Impairment of Postprandial Fat... : Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise i.e.; 8-h of inactivity) with hourly cycling sprints of only 4-s duration each (i.e.; 4-s x 5 per h x 8-h = 160-s per day; SPRINTS) improves PPL. The 4-s sprints employed an inertial load ergometer and were followed by 45-s of seated rest. Methods Four men and four women participated in two trials.....

Exercise causes muscles to release a powerful antioxidant called extracellular superoxide dismutase that can help protect the lungs.

A new review article suggests that exercise may help prevent and/or reduce the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome which is a complication of COVID-19.

Exercise May Protect Against Deadly COVID-19 Complication, Research Suggests An antioxidant produced during exercise may prevent or reduce the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome. It may also offer a pathway to a new treatment.

Being overweight is a major risk for people infected with the new coronavirus and the United States is particularly vulnerable because of high obesity levels there, France’s chief epidemiologist said on Wednesday.

“This virus is terrible, it can hit young people, in particular obese young people. Those who are overweight really need to be careful,” Delfraissy told franceinfo radio.

“That is why we’re worried about our friends in America, where the problem of obesity is well known and where they will probably have the most problems because of obesity.”

Obesity is major COVID-19 risk factor, says French chief epidemiologist Being overweight is a major risk for people infected with the new coronavirus and the United States is particularly vulnerable because of high obesity levels there, France's chief epidemiologist said on Wednesday.

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A study of nearly 2,000 adults found that increasing the average number of steps per day was associated with a 5% and 10% lower risk for hypertension and diabetes, respectively. And for women it found a 13% lower risk for obesity.

Walking more steps daily lowers risk for diabetes, hypertension A higher volume of steps per day in middle-aged adults lowered the risk for type 2 diabetes and stage 2 hypertension, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.“Steps are a simple metric to c...

"Globally, an estimated 1.9 billion adults and 380 million children are overweight or obese. According to the World Health Organization, more people are dying from being overweight than underweight. Researchers at Concordia are urging health authorities to rethink their approach to obesity.

In their paper published in the journal Obesity Reviews, the researchers argue that obesity should be considered premature aging. They look at how obesity predisposes people to acquiring the kinds of potentially life-altering or life-threatening diseases normally seen in older individuals: compromised genomes, weakened immune systems, decreased cognition, increased chances of developing type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other illnesses."

New study shows the effects of obesity mirror those of aging Concordia researchers identify a shared list of health issues, from DNA damage to cognitive decline.

"Ultra-processed foods now account for more than half of all the calories eaten in the UK and US, and other countries are fast catching up. UPFs are now simply part of the flavour of modern life. These foods are convenient, affordable, highly profitable, strongly flavoured, aggressively marketed – and on sale in supermarkets everywhere."

How ultra-processed food took over your shopping basket The long read: It’s cheap, attractive and convenient, and we eat it every day – it’s difficult not to. But is ultra-processed food making us ill and driving the global obesity crisis?

Why do we workout? Why do we exercise? Why do we train our bodies?

Answer: To better adapt ourselves to our environment and to be prepared for any unexpected external forces.

We live in a three-dimensional world. We walk, run, hop, skip, jump, throw, squat, bend and crawl. We MOVE in all directions. So shouldn’t how we train our bodies allow us to perform all those things with more efficiency?

Understanding how we as humans move in a 3-D world is my focus and commitment as a personal trainer. Unfortunately, most of our society has forgotten how to do so. We sit at a desk for several hours a day -- weeks, months, and years on end. This has had drastic effects on our bodies. As a result, many of us are unable to function at our full potential. Lower back pain, headaches, general fatigue, stiffness in our joints, loss of flexibility and many other maladies plague the general population.

My goal is to get your body operating again at its fullest potential. I don’t believe in working out just for the sake of working out -- any trainer can make you sweat. I'm here to help you function and MOVE better for our 3-D world.

Spent our anniversary doing a fun hike with friends. Nothing like spending a few hours in nature when it's 60 degrees F and not a cloud in the sky!

A bittersweet blog post. Kobe Bryant brought a relentless work ethic to become one of the greatest ever. What could you accomplish if you set your eyes on a specific goal and then worked every day to achieve it?

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