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"Davenport suspects that mild-to-moderate Long COVID might be significantly more widespread than is currently recognized – and that studying athletes might help illuminate the full scope of the issue. Most people aren’t used to pushing their bodies to the limit on a regular basis, so they may not even register milder symptoms like persistent fatigue or an elevated resting heart rate. But elite athletes are used to putting their bodies through the wringer, and when their bodies don’t respond, they notice right away."
~https://thesicktimes.org/2024/08/16/grappling-with-long-covid-as-an-elite-athlete/
The Sick Times - Chronicling the Long Covid crisis · Grappling with Long COVID as an elite athlete - The Sick TimesScientists are working to unravel the mechanisms behind Long COVID and some have turned to studying sports competitors to better understand how it affects intense physical performance. Now, their efforts are beginning to shed light on why Long COVID hits some athletes — especially those in endurance sports — so hard.