Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò: first time I've seen a 20-point RPE scale! also very helpful thanks

got COVID for the first time this past week. tons of conflicting information on returning to exercise - some say wait as long as 2 weeks, others say as needed, few distinguish between lifting and more cardio demanding sports. anybody have a source they trust on these questions?

this topic has been a misinfo mess here to the point where i’m just asking @notdred.bsky.social what the deal is (also because i lost my uptodate access)

There is really no evidence that can guide the decision but overall the risk is probably pretty low but the informal advice then varies from “don’t push yourself until you feel better” to “don’t exercise for a couple of weeks even if you feel ok”. No data supports which approach is correct

thank you!! like drinking from a firehose keeping up with this stuff is

This was from a few years ago, but might be useful anyway (it's on the stricter side, but it's also geared towards non-athletes). www.bmj.com/content/372/...

Returning to physical activity after covid-19www.bmj.com ### What you need to know Our professional experience suggests that, after mild suspected covid-19, a proportion of people experience a prolonged recovery, particularly when trying to return to exerc...

first time I've seen a 20-point RPE scale! also very helpful thanks

My sense was that it was better to err on not exerting oneself for a few weeks, because, even if it led to deconditioning, conditioning could be regained, whereas if the exercise caused more significant circulatory effects, then those would be harder to overcome.

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