Walking 30 minutes a day may help treat some ong COVID symptoms — from diabetes to depression — researchers say

Regular exercise may help relieve symptoms of depression and diabetes related to long COVID, suggests a new research paper published in Exercise and Sports Science Reviews.

While research on long COVID is ongoing, current evidence suggests inflammation caused by the infection can trigger a cascade of side effects in some people, such as worsening mental health and disrupted insulin levels that wreak havoc with blood sugar.

This can, as a result, create a "vicious cycle" of inflammation and stress leading to issues with cell dysfunction, according to Dr. Candida Rebello, lead author of the study and research scientist at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. ...