Key result
This article highlights the importance of athletes maintaining a conditioning routine during the home confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why the study?
Athletic events were stopped and athletes adopted social withdrawal during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting an alert on the importance of maintaining conditioning routines.
Highlights the importance of maintaining a conditioning routine for athletes during COVID-19 home confinement.
Emphasizes maintaining conditioning to limit detraining in confined athletes; leaves open prospective trials on performance and health outcomes.
The world is currently facing a serious coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). This novel coronavirus is a new virus for which effective drugs and vaccines have not yet been developed. Amateur and professional athletic events around the world have been stopped, and teams and athletes have had to adopt social withdrawal measures, interrupting their training and preparation routines for competitions. Given this alarming scenario, this article aims to alert athletes to the importance of maintaining a conditioning routine during this confinement period.
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Andreato et al. (2020) conducted an editorial in COVID-19 pandemic home confinement. Maintaining a conditioning routine was evaluated. This article highlights the importance of athletes maintaining a conditioning routine during the home confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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