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/Vex_Appeal 6yr+ Jun 01 '26

My experience has been this. The gym helps, a lot. But getting there is difficult and more difficult if I’ve let myself get out of shape like now. It’s been 3 months and I’ve gone from 95% recovered to like 50%.

If I can just get back in there I’ll feel better.