ReviewBiology of sport2020
The COVID-19 pandemic: how to maintain a healthy immune system during the lockdown - a multidisciplinary approach with special focus on athletes.
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- Changes in physical fitness and body composition of athletes after the COVID-19 lockdown: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression, with assessment of the certainty of evidence.Biology of sport · 2026Review
- Training strategies of 10,074 athletes from 121 countries based on human development index in early COVID-19 lockdown.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Molecules Involved in Its Imunopathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Treatment.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Comparison of geological clusters between influenza and COVID-19 in Thailand with unsupervised clustering analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Association of Sociodemographic Factors with Physical Activity and Sleep Quality in Arab and Non-Arab Individuals of Both Sexes during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- COVID-19: Insights into long-term manifestations and lockdown impacts.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Review
- Changes in dietary habits during Covid-19 lockdown in Egypt: the Egyptian COVIDiet study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Influence of quarantine during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on physical and psychosocial aspects: perceptions of 214 Brazilian athletes.Global health journal (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Article
- Impact and control of the COVID pandemic in an elite sports club: Real Madrid.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2023Article
- Global Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adults' Lifestyle Behavior: The Invisible Pandemic of Noncommunicable Disease.International journal of preventive medicine · 2023Review
- The Influence of COVID-19 on University Students' Well-Being, Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Strength Endurance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact of Physical Activity on COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Influence of the COVID-19 lockdown on Spanish professional soccer teams' external demands according to their on-field ranking.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Effect of home training during the COVID-19 lockdown on physical performance and perceptual responses of team-sport athletes: a mini-review.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Dare to jump: The effect of the new high impact activity SuperJump on bone remodeling. A new tool to maintain fitness during COVID-19 home confinement.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- The effect of caffeine, nap opportunity and their combination on biomarkers of muscle damage and antioxidant defence during repeated sprint exercise.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Behavioral activation / inhibition systems and lifestyle as predictors of mental disorders in adolescent athletes during Covid19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Worldwide Survey of Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Quality in 3911 Athletes from 49 Countries, with Data-Driven Recommendations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Changes in Upper-Body Muscular Strength and Power in Paralympic Swimmers: Effects of Training Confinement during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Training During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of 12,526 Athletes from 142 Countries and Six Continents.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
On January 31, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus responsible for an infection termed COVID-19 as a global public health emergency. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, countries around the world have been implementing various measures, including school and institutional closures, lockdown and targeted quarantine for suspected infected individuals. More than a third of the world's population have been home confined less than 4 months after the start of the outbreak. The present article aims to advise healthy individuals and athletes who are in lockdown regarding their lifestyle in order to keep healthy, safe and fit. The advice contained in the present article could apply to anyone aiming at remaining in good physical and mental health while forced to undergo lockdown, quarantine, or limited movement (movement control order). Boosting the immune system is crucial during such periods for confined people and especially for confined athletes. Specific recommendations must be followed concerning boosting the immune system through physiological and psychological management. This article analyses the available scientific evidence in order to recommend a practical approach, focusing on nutrition, intermittent fasting or caloric restriction, vitamin D insufficiency, sleep pattern, exercise, and psychodynamic aspects as factors impacting the immune system and human health in general.
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