Scooted112 t1_j18s7n7 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:44 PM

Reply to comment by hansieii 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

My diet is ok, I should eat more veggies, but it also isn't terrible. I am not sure how relevant it is though - I ate the same before during and after my recovery.

Is there an impact that I should be aware of?

Scooted112 t1_j17apb8 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:40 AM

Reply to comment by ucsdstaff 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

Thanks for your thoughts. I feel better now, but it was night and day the impact it had.

I don't feel I was too active. On rest days I would rest.

In general the vast majority of my workouts were zone 2 baseline training, rather than higher intensity workouts. I much prefer low and slow to build endurance for other sports. Occasionally when recommended by Garmin I will throw in an anerobic/threshold workout, but typically focus heavily on base load. I also train by heart rate rather than pace to ensure I don't overextend myself.

For an example - my "fitness" on training peaks is 38, and my Garmin load is ~450/week.

I am also quite sedintary most of the time (office job and likes reading/gaming/tv) so it is important I try to fit that much activity into my week.

Scooted112 t1_j16xace wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:45 AM

Reply to 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 was (and still am) pretty active. Running 6-10km/day.

Covid messed my cardio system up. It took over 8 months for my heart to recover. It messed with my aerobic and anaerobic threshold badly. The weird thing is that I felt better than ever, but my hr monitors and performance didn't lie. It set me back years of training and I still don't have my full sense of taste back.

It really makes me wonder how bad it would have been had I not been vaccinated and pretty fit. It also makes me wonder how many people are still experiencing the impact and don't know it. If I wasn't watching so closely and tracking with hr monitor I would never have known.

Scooted112 t1_iw5ofjt wrote on November 13, 2022 at 3:44 AM

Reply to 10% of patients infected early in the pandemic still had symptoms 1 year later. Common long COVID symptoms were shortness of breath (26.5%), joint pain (26.9%), loss of smell or taste (27.0%), impaired attention or concentration (22.3%), memory loss (40.0%), and sleep disorders (36.6%) by Wagamaga

During covid I really got into heart rate tracking while working out. I didn't have much else going on, and I figured it would be a fascinating hobby to learn more about it. I got into the metrics.

When I caught covid, it was measurable and immediately discernible according to my heart rate monitor. It took me 7 months for my heart to heal. The weird thing is that I felt as good as ever a couple weeks after, I wouldn't feel out of breath I wouldn't feel like headed, but my heart rate mid work out and not come down.

Workouts I could do before covid, and now will be the equivalent of a quarter of the load on my heart during my recovery. The really weird part was that some days I would be just fine, and the next day I would be all over the place. It was completely random, and I was never able to figure out a pattern

If I wasn't tracking my heart rate so closely, I never would have noticed, and I would say that I felt better than ever. It makes me wonder about long-term effects for other people who weren't paying as close attention. It was discernible and quantifiable the difference on my body during those seven months.