Coronavirus: Exercises you can do while recovering from COVID-19
Exercises you can do while recovering from COVID-19
COVID-19 has the tendency to make us feel weak and can take a toll on our mental health too. While you may have endured the difficult part of the entire process, it is important that you continue enhancing the quality of your life and delve into activities that rejuvenate your spirit. That said, engaging in physical activities can help you feel normal and also can fasten the process of recovery.
Should you exercise while recovering from COVID-19?
If you are still recovering from COVID-19, you should still remain in quarantine and must not come in contact with other people at all. Besides that, if you're feeling much better than before, you can go back to your normal routine and engage in physical activities but refrain from heavy workouts and exercises that can affect your respiratory system and heart.
According to the study published in JAMA Cardiology, engaging in exercises while suffering from COVID-19 can worsen your symptoms and can trigger other ailments such as myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscles, etc.
That said, to stay on a safer side, you can always indulge in mild exercises. Here are some easy at-home exercises you can do while recovering from COVID-19.
Walking
Walking is one of the easiest as well as the safest exercises you can do at home. Especially when you're recovering from COVID-19, it can help you regain your strength and fitness. However, do not overdo it and limit it to 10 to 15 minutes.
Stair-exercises
Well, another easy exercise is the stair exercise, which you can perform very comfortably at home. It does not demand too much of your energy but will help you strengthen your leg muscles.
Seated march
If you feel a bit too fatigued, you can always place yourself in a seated position and march at the same spot. This will help you work your legs and will improve posture and balance.
Leg and toe lift
Hold on to a railing or seek a wall's support and raise your legs sideways. Return back to the initial position and repeat the same. This will give your legs the warmth and the agility to go back to its normal form. Similarly, you can work your calves but lifting your toes up and then lowering the heels down.
Yoga
Experts and physicians recommend yoga and meditation to those recovering from COVID-19. Not only does it encourage mindfulness, but it also helps people enrich their mental well being, which is of utmost importance during this pandemic.