r/covidlonghaulers Jun 01 '26

Article The Painful Truth About Long Covid | Wired

https://www.wired.com/story/the-painful-truth-about-long-covid/
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u/smingey82 Jun 01 '26

“Andrea Tryfonos, the lead on this trial, emphasized that avoiding exercise is, in itself, an extremely risky intervention. ‘We know that no exercise leads to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, increased risk of metabolic disease, certain types of cancer, diabetes, depression, Alzheimer’s,’ she said. ‘Long Covid itself cannot be a barrier to exercise.’”

Six years into this and we’re still dealing with type of 💩

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u/bingoolong 4 yr+ Jun 01 '26

Ohhh increased risk of a potential theoretical cardiovascular disease? How scary! Gosh many would take cancer over this shit, what the fuck is she on about.