Abstract
The World Health Organization declared that the new coronavirus outbreak is a public health emergency of pandemic proportions. The outbreak has caused various governments to take protective measures such as lockdown of cities, travel bans, prohibition of group gatherings and public events, and social distancing. Many health and exercise training facilities were closed, as well as cardiac rehabilitation services. These restrictions are disrupting people’s daily activities. Although staying at home can contain virus spread, it will certainly reduce regular physical [...]
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Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, RJ - Brazil Clínica de Cardiologia, Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil Cardiologia do Esporte, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Staying at home can contain virus spread, it will certainly reduce regular physical activity and increase sedentary behavior, which can increase the risk of development and worsening of chronic conditions.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
Training at home is usually recommended when training at cardiac rehabilitation facility is not possible, few physicians feel confident prescribing stand-alone exercises to cardiac patients
Summary
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, RJ - Brazil Clínica de Cardiologia, Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil Cardiologia do Esporte, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil. Many health and exercise training facilities were closed, as well as cardiac rehabilitation services. Cardiac rehabilitation should be an integral component in the continuum of care for patients with cardiovascular disease.[8,9,10,11,12] only a small number of patients that would benefit from cardiac rehabilitation is referred to the program.
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