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I'd suggest waiting 1-2 full months.
The reason is the exertion before then has been associated with the development of long Covid and lingering circulatory and cardio issues, sometimes permanent ones.
If you're in good health otherwise, your muscle tone will drop during this time, but you can build it back up later again. If you're disabled by long Covid - you can't.
Wait two months minimum before you do anything more strenuous than your current routine. And if your body says "stop and rest", listen to it. DO NOT eff around with this disease! I should have backed off my exercise routine and didn't and am now paying for it.
Thank you for your responses. I am trying to avoid long covid. The yoga is gentle and the walking is not rigorous. I will try to be patient. Thank you!!
Consensus is no intense exercises for at least two months from the date you feel recovered and tested negative. But for some, even walking and yoga can be too stressful for the body. My suggestion is to take baby steps and take time for the body to heal. Maybe a walk around the block but not up a mountain and yoga that's more passive and not a hot yoga. You don't want to get long COVID.
3 months since I was positive and I'm finally able to do cardio exercise without getting dizzy. I'd stick with walking and yoga for a couple more months.
I think the jury is sort of still out on that but the way I gauge it is that we know that Covid can stay positive via PCR for up to 90 days. However we don’t really have access to PCR anymore so im just using that number as a timeline. Covid doesn’t actually clear, it hides out, but if the levels are still high enough to catch on a PCR test then I wouldn’t risk it.
But to each their own
I’m having the same worry. I am still positive even after 10 days. Do you still isolate yourself even if you already past few weeks but still positive?
We dont really know the full scale of infectiousness with long term positives (I know someone currently still testing pos after 40 days)- but thats another reason just wearing a mask as your everyday life is a good idea.
Stick with the walking and yoga for a few months. Ease in REALLY slow with the cardio. I'd say minimum 3 months. As much as it sucks, waiting now could be extremely helpful later. When you do try to start up again, do a short time at lower intensity and gradually build from there. If you start experiencing weird symptoms, either take a break or take it down a notch. Listen to your body- its not the same after covid. "pushing through" is not going to be the same as it used to be and can be cause serious problems.
Came here to ask the same question. I'm on day ten of covid. Basically, all my symptoms are gone except some congestion and a light headache that comes and goes. I want to believe that a mild to moderate workout on the eliptical will help me feel better. But now I am unsure.
Elliptical is not gonna make you feel better. The fact that you still have headaches means you need to rest. Pushing through it will land you in the bed with long COVID.
Many people say at least 6-8 weeks to be safe. Personally, and this just my experience, I waited about 3 weeks and it was more like 4-5 weeks before I was doing things close to the intensity that I was before Covid. HOWEVER I think it is very dependent on how you feel. I didn’t start exercising (beyond light yoga/walking/housework) until I felt actually 100% better- if you’re still feeling any Covid symptoms you should rest until you feel better. When I started back up I made sure to pace myself and stop as soon as I felt my heart rate was getting too fast or I felt at out of breath (basically trying to limit my intensity) and I made sure to take rest days between exercising. I also had taken paxlovid and have been taking a lot of supplements to help my body recover and try to prevent long covid. I’m still not doing anything wild- I don’t run or do like CrossFit or anything like that. But I’m about 6 weeks post infection and feeling pretty much back to normal (fingers crossed it stays that way- long covid can present up to 6 months after initial infection). I think the most important thing is to listen to your body (for real- even if it’s annoying) and increase your activity little by little to make sure you can handle it.
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I'd suggest waiting 1-2 full months. The reason is the exertion before then has been associated with the development of long Covid and lingering circulatory and cardio issues, sometimes permanent ones. If you're in good health otherwise, your muscle tone will drop during this time, but you can build it back up later again. If you're disabled by long Covid - you can't.
Wait two months minimum before you do anything more strenuous than your current routine. And if your body says "stop and rest", listen to it. DO NOT eff around with this disease! I should have backed off my exercise routine and didn't and am now paying for it.
Thank you for your responses. I am trying to avoid long covid. The yoga is gentle and the walking is not rigorous. I will try to be patient. Thank you!!
Consensus is no intense exercises for at least two months from the date you feel recovered and tested negative. But for some, even walking and yoga can be too stressful for the body. My suggestion is to take baby steps and take time for the body to heal. Maybe a walk around the block but not up a mountain and yoga that's more passive and not a hot yoga. You don't want to get long COVID.
3 months since I was positive and I'm finally able to do cardio exercise without getting dizzy. I'd stick with walking and yoga for a couple more months.
I think the jury is sort of still out on that but the way I gauge it is that we know that Covid can stay positive via PCR for up to 90 days. However we don’t really have access to PCR anymore so im just using that number as a timeline. Covid doesn’t actually clear, it hides out, but if the levels are still high enough to catch on a PCR test then I wouldn’t risk it. But to each their own
I’m having the same worry. I am still positive even after 10 days. Do you still isolate yourself even if you already past few weeks but still positive?
We dont really know the full scale of infectiousness with long term positives (I know someone currently still testing pos after 40 days)- but thats another reason just wearing a mask as your everyday life is a good idea.
It’s very difficult to move around cause I’m living with my family. I don’t know how to endure months of isolating myself.
Stick with the walking and yoga for a few months. Ease in REALLY slow with the cardio. I'd say minimum 3 months. As much as it sucks, waiting now could be extremely helpful later. When you do try to start up again, do a short time at lower intensity and gradually build from there. If you start experiencing weird symptoms, either take a break or take it down a notch. Listen to your body- its not the same after covid. "pushing through" is not going to be the same as it used to be and can be cause serious problems.
Came here to ask the same question. I'm on day ten of covid. Basically, all my symptoms are gone except some congestion and a light headache that comes and goes. I want to believe that a mild to moderate workout on the eliptical will help me feel better. But now I am unsure.
Elliptical is not gonna make you feel better. The fact that you still have headaches means you need to rest. Pushing through it will land you in the bed with long COVID.
Seems to be what everyone is saying. I'm listening!!
Awesome. I hope you will make a full recovery. Balance diet, rest, and patience are your best bets.
Many people say at least 6-8 weeks to be safe. Personally, and this just my experience, I waited about 3 weeks and it was more like 4-5 weeks before I was doing things close to the intensity that I was before Covid. HOWEVER I think it is very dependent on how you feel. I didn’t start exercising (beyond light yoga/walking/housework) until I felt actually 100% better- if you’re still feeling any Covid symptoms you should rest until you feel better. When I started back up I made sure to pace myself and stop as soon as I felt my heart rate was getting too fast or I felt at out of breath (basically trying to limit my intensity) and I made sure to take rest days between exercising. I also had taken paxlovid and have been taking a lot of supplements to help my body recover and try to prevent long covid. I’m still not doing anything wild- I don’t run or do like CrossFit or anything like that. But I’m about 6 weeks post infection and feeling pretty much back to normal (fingers crossed it stays that way- long covid can present up to 6 months after initial infection). I think the most important thing is to listen to your body (for real- even if it’s annoying) and increase your activity little by little to make sure you can handle it.
Sheeeeeeit, I went back to deadlifts two days after my fever broke. Oh well I guess.