Importance of Healthy Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective and Suggestions

Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone; Nicola Comini; Andrea Giacalone; Thomas Franchi

doi:10.29333/ejgm/11874

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Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone ¹ ^* , Nicola Comini ² , Andrea Giacalone ³ , Thomas Franchi ⁴

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¹ Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, BRAZIL² Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, ITALY³ Department of Industrial Engineering, Technologies for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Tor Vergata, Rome, ITALY⁴ The Medical School, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK^* Corresponding Author

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Numerous preventive measures of social distancing and lockdowns have been imposed by governments and health authorities in order to reduce severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. This, in turn, has significantly impacted upon physical activity levels and other healthy habits in different countries around the globe, which may precipitate several negative sequalae on the health of the world population. Here, we briefly discuss the current scientific evidence on the subject and propose relevant recommendations moving forwards.

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COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
pandemics
exercise
healthy lifestyle

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ELECTRON J GEN MED, Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2022, Article No: em369

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Tovani-Palone MR, Comini N, Giacalone A, Franchi T. Importance of Healthy Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective and Suggestions. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2022;19(3):em369. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11874

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Tovani-Palone, M. R., Comini, N., Giacalone, A., & Franchi, T. (2022). Importance of Healthy Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective and Suggestions. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 19(3), em369. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11874

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Tovani-Palone MR, Comini N, Giacalone A, Franchi T. Importance of Healthy Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective and Suggestions. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2022;19(3), em369. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11874

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Tovani-Palone, Marcos Roberto, Nicola Comini, Andrea Giacalone, and Thomas Franchi. "Importance of Healthy Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective and Suggestions". Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2022 19 no. 3 (2022): em369. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11874

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Tovani-Palone, M. R., Comini, N., Giacalone, A., and Franchi, T. (2022). Importance of Healthy Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective and Suggestions. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 19(3), em369. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11874

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Tovani-Palone, Marcos Roberto et al. "Importance of Healthy Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective and Suggestions". Electronic Journal of General Medicine, vol. 19, no. 3, 2022, em369. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11874