Impacts of COVID-19 on cardiorespiratory fitness: functional exercises and physical activity

Authors

  • Milene Oliveira de Souza Centro Universitário AGES, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Paripiranga, Bahia, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8015-3602
  • Anna Carolina Santos e Silva Centro Universitário AGES, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Paripiranga, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Jordane dos Reis Almeida Centro Universitário AGES, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Paripiranga, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Josefa Francielly Matos Santos Centro Universitário AGES, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Paripiranga, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Lorena Fontes Santana Centro Universitário AGES, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Paripiranga, Bahia, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8199-1824
  • Matheus Brainer Carvalho Nascimento Centro Universitário AGES, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Paripiranga, Bahia, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8023-5931
  • Elenilton Correia de Souza Centro Universitário AGES, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Paripiranga, Bahia, Brasil. Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.25e0171

Keywords:

Coronavírus, Funções, Reabilitação, AVD

Abstract

This essay seeks to address the changes caused by COVID-19 in the daily cardiorespiratory functions of people who contracted the pathology and to highlight the importance of physical exercises before and after contamination by the virus. The infection caused by the new coronavirus showed deleterious effects on cardiovascular and pulmonary functions, especially in people who needed intensive treatment, which can cause changes in both heart rate and complications in the oxygenation of other structures, when related to the molecular structures of the cardiovascular system. When affecting the cardiorespiratory functions, it is noticed that the disease causes a deficit in the functionality of the daily activities of people affected with COVID-19. The improvement in quality of life through physical exercises has already been evident long before the pandemic, however, at this moment there was a need to adapt most exercises in the face of social isolation, and thus facilitate the maintenance of physical conditioning.

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12/31/2020

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Souza MO de, Silva ACS e, Almeida J dos R, Santos JFM, Santana LF, Nascimento MBC, et al. Impacts of COVID-19 on cardiorespiratory fitness: functional exercises and physical activity. Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 31 [cited 2025 Apr. 1];25:1-5. Available from: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14428

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Vol. 25 (2020)

Section

Theoretical Essays on Physical Activity and Health

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