COVID-19--ARE TRYING TO RETURN
TO THEIR NORMAL LIVES. FOR A
LOT OF THEM--THAT INCLUDES
WORKING OUT. BUT GETTING BACK
INTO EXERCISE AFTER THE VIRUS
CAN BE TOUGH. WSAV NOW
REPORTER ASHLEY WILLIAMS HAS
EXPERT ADVICE FOR BOUNCING
BACK SAFELY.
AT LEAST ONE MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE RECOVERED FROM COVID-19
IN THE UNITED STATES. WHILE
MANY HAVE GONE BACK TO THEIR
NORMAL LIVES--SOME CAN STILL
FEEL LINGERING IMPACTS--
ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING THE
GYM. KATIE BALTHROP OWNS
SAVANNAH SPORT AND WELLNESS.
SHE SAYS SHE'S SEEN THIS IN
HER OWN CLIENTS. Katie
Balthrop/Sports Medicine
Expert, Savannah Sport and
Wellness: "What people that
I've personally experienced
are mostly feeling is
lingering fatigue, chest
tightness, shortness of
breath, and just not having
the energy that they had
before." BALTHROP SAYS-- AFTER
RECOVERY-- IT CAN BE DIFFICULT
TO GET BACK TO A PRE-COVID-19
WORKOUT ROUTINE. Katie
Balthrop: "It's very
frustrating to try to go back
to what you could do. And
either your lung capacity
isn't there, your stamina
isn't there, you're
exhausted." THERE'S STILL A
LOT TO BE LEARNED ABOUT HOW
THE VIRUS AFFECTS THE BODY
LONG-TERM. SHE RECOMMENDS
TAKING IT SLOW. Katie
Balthrop: "Your body will tell
you if what you're asking it
to do is okay or if it's too
much, so we want to start
slowly, you know, go for a
walk first, even though it's
really hot outside, go for an
easy bike ride." MEMORIAL
HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR MARVIN
SINEATH SAYS--COVID-19
RECOMMENDATION S ARE STILL
EVOLVING. BUT FOR NOW-- PEOPLE
IN RECOVERY SHOULD DECREASE
EXERCISE BY HALF OF WHAT THEY
DID BEFORE CONTRACTING THE
VIRUS. Dr. Marvin
Sineath/Family Medicine
Physician, Memorial Health:
"50% might not even be enough
of a decrease, they might need
to decrease to only 25% of
their capacity or-- or then
therefore decreased by 75%. In
each individual patient,
that'll be a little bit
different." ASHLEY WILLIAMS--
WSAV NOW.
DOCTOR "SIGN-ITH" ALSO
SAYS--CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR
BEFORE BEGINNING EXERCISE
AGAIN. HE RECOMMENDS WAITING
AT LEAST TWO WEEKS AFTER
SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR.
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