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Unless you also got PEM with your long COVID, then exercise makes it a lot worse. Bro science is dangerous.

Don't think the sleep quality pill comment was aimed at long covid specifically.

Just because some people have conditions that prevent them from exercising it doesn't mean it isn't the healthy choice overall.

“Exercise is healthy” is very, very far from “Bro science”.

"Exercise helps post-COVID cognitive decline and insomnia" is absolutely bro science, and especially since it can make the whole situation much, much worse.

That was never the claim. The claim was that it helps with brain fog and mental clarity in general, not specifically that caused by long-COVID, which had been proven to be true.

And a cursory look at the literature for PEM[1] will show you that the recommended path to recovery isn’t “avoid physical exertion at all costs”, but to do what you’re capable of and slowly ramp up the intensity, in which case small amounts of exercise could play a vital role.

[1] http://www.phsa.ca/health-info-site/Documents/post_covid-19_...

Actually I was answering to the person demanding pills for sleep quality...

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