With many sporting events, including training sessions, cancelled because of Covid-19, ExerciseNZ says keeping up your fitness regime will help build up a strong immune system to fight the virus.
With sporting events and many training sessions across Northland cancelled in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, ExerciseNZ is urging people to keep up their fitness regimes to help them protect against the virus.
One of the best things for Kiwis to do, to build up a strong immune system
during the coronavirus pandemic is, to stay physically active, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie said.
Kiwis should try to get a good night's sleep, keep up healthy nutrition with lots of variety and manage stress, by resting, relaxing and doing yoga, Beddie said.
"Keeping anxiety in check is very important in this current stressful environment. Our message is to keep up with hygiene advice such as washing hands thoroughly and avoid touching the face during workouts and at all times,'' he said.
"It appears at this stage that Covid-19 is most likely not transmittable through either the air or sweat, so the key is to sustain the usual good practice safeguards.
