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@rinadbq

I feel you. I ran a half marathon for my 60th birthday, ran 4 times a week, did heavy lifting with a trainer and now.... nothing. And I am still at nothing 18 months out. What I will say is I truly believe it was because of having great cardiac & pulmonary endurance I did not need hospitalization. However, I got sick before FDA approval of vaccines & had the full effect of the disease. Those of us who exercise hard have a very difficult time pacing ourselves-it goes against everything I know. I have lived my life pushing my limits and now am restricting my activity. I have worked very hard with acceptance and to change my mindset in seeing this as a different kind of marathon training. Before, I had great runs and really bad ones and some I just couldn't get started. I am not doing sprints or farklets, I am doing slow tempo activity and forcing myself to stay within budgeted hours of activity per day, much like tapering my runs at the end of training and before the marathon. Mindset is everything!

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There are several Post-Covid options to consider that will help with balance, muscle flexibility, anxiety, and pulmonary function. Investigate Yoga, Tai Chi, and the Royal Canadian Air Force Exercise Program. All can be done at your own pace, alone or in a group, and have zero to minimal cost

Yes, agree. Mindset and attitude is very important. I use to say that in terms of weight loss. Although the type of diet can be important, it was 80% attitude and 20% diet/methodology. That losing weight has to be on par with e.g., getting up to go to work vs. getting up on a Saturday to do something recreational; i.e., it has to be a priority . You can not expect the diet (or anything or anyone else) to make you lose weight. If you cheat one day, do not use that as an excuse and say the diet/exercise failed you. It is the essence of why people ask about "what diet you used to lost weight", when what mattered was the commitment. Same w/ long covid, be totally committed to what you feel is the best plan to being as healthy as possible, and it will help in (your perspective to) continuously push forward.