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kidirish t1_j19rvg1 wrote

Reply to comment by SnooPuppers1978 in Physical activity before COVID-19 infection is associated with less severe outcomes. In a study of 194,191 adults with COVID-19, those who were consistently inactive were 191% more likely to be hospitalized and 391% more likely to die than those who were consistently active. by glawgii

I agree. No one was prevented from talking about the fact that staying in shape was helpful against severe cases of Covid. But a lot of anti-vaccine people would bring it up in discussions of vaccines as an alternative, and that’s what people took issue with.

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ViperBite550 t1_j1a26wi wrote

All of the instances i saw talked about being healthy and moving before there was even a vaccine available, and that was still being kicked back in peoples faces.

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kidirish t1_j1a8hju wrote

Alright. Definitely not the experience I had, and I’m in a very blue state and hang out in very progressive spaces. What would someone even say to “it’s more healthy to be in good physical shape than not.”?

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ViperBite550 t1_j1a99zk wrote

I’m in a nice mixed space. Suburbs in a mainly red state with blue cities, it was usually a “get outside and exercise because it gives you a better outlook” and the one person that sticks out is my friend’s overweight mother in law arguing saying that they suggest staying inside and not interacting with anyone, which for her condition probably should be the case. Her sons spouted of the same brain numb response and they don’t have her affliction.

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kidirish t1_j1aikuw wrote

That doesn’t seem like someone speaking against being in good health is healthier than not. That’s advocating against unnecessary interactions with people outside your quarantine bubble. Those aren’t contradictory things. Being in shape will help against Covid, and you shouldn’t risk unnecessary exposure.

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ViperBite550 t1_j1bdz9h wrote

Yes, but telling people to stay inside and not exercise, and there has been studies into the risk walking outside and its pretty minimal, so more about exercise i would say

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