Physical Exercise for People Living with HIV during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Di Masi, Fabrizio
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Conceição, Rodrigo Rodrigues da, Ribeiro, Luiz Claudio Pereira, Silva, Gabriel Costa e
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Educação Física
• Texto Completo: https://revistadeeducacaofisica.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/1628
• topic: Aids; vírus; SARS-Cov2; atividade física; Aids; virus; SARS-Cov2; physical activity

Introduction: The 2020’s year will be perpetuated in world history due to the new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and its various repercussions. Maintaining regular physical exercise during the pandemic may improve immune defense, assisting body and mind health. The immunity level is a protective factor against COVID-19, it is extremely important to be aware of groups that are potentially at higher risk, such as people living with HIV (PLWH) who already live with stigma and prejudice. However, due to great social restrictions imposed by different governments around the world, the practice of physical exercise without leaving home has become a major challenge, both to prescribe and to perform. The social isolation can drastically increase feelings of exclusion and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic period, aggravating the health status of PLWH. Objective: The present text offer information and practical recommendations about physical exercises for PLWH during the pandemic of COVID-19. Conclusion: We would like to highlight the importance of PLWH, to remain physically active during the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining a good level of physical fitness capable of improving the responses of the immune system, while taking special care to not promote exaggerated overload, and influence the health and quality of life.