Implications of coronavirus epidemic on the physical activity of the elderly athlete and non-athlete: A review of studies

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
elmira arabi 1
monireh aliabbasi 2
1 Bushehr Province Persian Gulf University
2 Faculty of physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran.Iran
10.48308/posture.2024.231257.1013
Abstract
The 2019 outbreak of coronavirus infections, which began in China in late 2019, has grown rapidly and the disease has spread around the world. Studies have shown that the elderly are at higher risk for Covid-19 infection and deaths than others in the community, given that the coronavirus has caused alarming deaths in the elderly over the past two years, as well as the virus. Corona is an unknown virus, so researchers in various fields have done many studies to control and control this virus. Whereas exercise and physical activity have been recognized as a useful non-pharmacological method for improving the function of the immune system, and researchers in the field of sports science, although limited, have done valuable research in this area that can provide us with useful and valuable information in this field; Therefore, it is necessary to have a study that collects the latest findings, and the purpose of this review is to review articles that have studied the role of the corona virus on the physical activity of the elderly athlete and non-athlete. This research is a review. Based on this, using Google Scholar scientific search engine, Scopus, Science Direct and Alamnet databases, the desired articles were extracted.
Keywords
Corona virus
physical activity
elderly athletes

  • Receive Date 11 May 2023
  • Revise Date 20 February 2024
  • Accept Date 02 March 2024