Endurance Unlimited Season 4, Ep. 1 — Running and COVID Recovery with Gwen Jorgensen and Bobby McGee
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Jan 28, 2022 AI Snips
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Family COVID Experience
- Gwen and her family all contracted COVID and experienced a range of symptoms over several days.
- Gwen described extreme fatigue, long sleep, and inability to run for several days but no ER visit was required.
Return To Running Slowly
- Avoid resuming high-intensity running too soon after COVID because heart rate can spike unusually high during effort.
- Rest, monitor symptoms, and progress cautiously with walk-run intervals before returning to quality sessions.
Elevated Effort Heart Rate After COVID
- Bobby noted many athletes show normal resting heart rate but massive exercise heart-rate spikes after COVID.
- Running triggers disproportionate cardiovascular response even when other activities like swimming or biking feel okay.