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01-05-2021 | COVID-19 | Mobile & Wireless Health

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact and Strategies for Sports and Exercise Medicine Researchers during Large-Scale Social Restrictions

Authors: Leandro Borges, Michele M. Moraes, Rosa M. E. Arantes, Elaine Hatanaka

Published in: Journal of Medical Systems | Issue 5/2021

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There are currently two global pandemics: COVID-19 and physical inactivity [1]. Since the World Health Organization states nearly 2 million deaths per year to sedentary lifestyle [2], exercise medicine becomes even more relevant since sports medicine research (SMR) generates the theoretical framework for prescription and evidence-based approaches, which allows the population - from athletes to the elderly - to exercise in an optimized and safe manner. We herein outline the foreseeable impact of COVID-19 on SMR and point to tips to minimize the pandemic’s influence on exercise intervention studies. …

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Title: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact and Strategies for Sports and Exercise Medicine Researchers during Large-Scale Social Restrictions
Authors: Leandro Borges
Michele M. Moraes
Rosa M. E. Arantes
Elaine Hatanaka
Publication date: 01-05-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Medical Systems / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0148-5598
Electronic ISSN: 1573-689X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-021-01734-7

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