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World J Clin Infect Dis. Oct 28, 2020; 10(4): 47-50
Published online Oct 28, 2020. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v10.i4.47
Published online Oct 28, 2020. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v10.i4.47
COVID-19 risk comorbidities: Time to reappraise our physical inactivity habits (again!)
Maurílio Tiradentes Dutra, Physical Education, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Brasilia, IFB, Brasilia 71250-000, DF, Brazil
Author contributions: Dutra MT wrote and revised the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Maurílio Tiradentes Dutra, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physical Education, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Brasilia, IFB, Campus Estrutural Área Especial n° 01, Quadra 16, Cidade do Automóvel/SCIA/Estrutural/DF, Brasilia 71250-000, DF, Brazil. mauriliotiradentes@gmail.com
Received: May 23, 2020
Peer-review started: May 23, 2020
First decision: August 23, 2020
Revised: September 7, 2020
Accepted: October 5, 2020
Article in press: October 5, 2020
Published online: October 28, 2020
Peer-review started: May 23, 2020
First decision: August 23, 2020
Revised: September 7, 2020
Accepted: October 5, 2020
Article in press: October 5, 2020
Published online: October 28, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: Millions of people have been infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after its outbreak in December 2019 in China, and thousands of them have died around the world. These astonishing happenings forced the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic. Of note, older people and those with comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes are at higher risk. Regular exercise is an excellent tool to manage all those comorbidities as well as to boost human immune system, preparing people to fight infections. However, people are getting more sedentary in the last decades! During COVID-19 pandemic, we must reappraise our inactivity habits to improve health and to minimize costs to public health systems.