Dr. Fritz Wimbauer is a senior physician at the Polyclinic for Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine at TUM’s university hospitalm rechts der Isar and head of the outpatient clinic at Georg-Brauchle-Ring. In an interview before his talk at the Covid-19 Lectures on April 28, the sports cardiologist emphasizes the importance of sports in the pandemic.
How important is it to exercise in the pandemic?
Very important. Exercise seems to stimulate the immune system and make infections less likely to break out. People with normal weight, normal blood pressure, normal blood sugar regulation and regular exercise have significantly less severe courses, studies show. ...
