๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ – ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐.
There are a number of us that are either recovering from it, have got it or are going to get it so we thought it important to share this guideline about restarting training.
If you donโt read past this point the key thing is to ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐กโ๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐
– Rest hard and rest early – don’t keep training in the hope that you don’t have it
– Sleep, fluids etc – all those things to help your body to fight the infection and recover
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด
– Don’t rush back
– Guidelines say at least 10 days of rest and recovery after being initially diagnosed and at least 7 days symptom-free before starting any light exercise
– Professional sports teams are treating the return to play component like a head injury. Slowly increasing intensity over 3 days once the 7 days symptom free period has occurred.
– Some people may need longer than 10days – 10 days is the minimum for those with mild symptoms.
– There are 3 different strands of Covid-19 that we know of that are all slightly different and everyone reacts slightly differently. You may feel recovered but be patient donโt rush back.
– Listen to your body – Don’t downplay it or take it lightly
– Taking time to recover properly decreases the chance of Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle), Post Viral Fatigue, and Long Covid.
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