| dc.description.abstract | The world is entering a new phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis with the lifting of social and physical distancing as well as lockdown restrictions to control the pandemic. Scientific evidence obtained during the COVID-19 pandemic to this point have brought clear themes to the forefront. One important theme pertains
to who is at a higher risk for poorer outcomes if infected with severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Clearly, indi viduals with risk factors for chronic disease and one or more chronic
disease diagnoses are at significantly higher risk for poor outcomes
with SARS-CoV-2 infection.1,2 Moreover, unhealthy lifestyle behaviors
(i.e., physical inactivity, poor nutrition, smoking and excess body
mass) are the leading cause for the high incidence and prevalence
of chronic disease the world was facing well before the COVID-19
pandemic.3 In fact, physical inactivity and chronic diseases were both
characterized as pandemics prior to COVID-19 | en_US |
