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    The Covid conundrum

    Apr 20, 2022 3 minutes

    There have been rumblings among doctors, coaches and even our own clients at Cyclefit that some athletes have been struggling to return to full performance levels after Covid-19 infection. Evidence is currently anecdotal but seems to be across all age groups and all variants of the disease. Data is hard to come by, but it could affect 5-10% of performance-oriented athletes.

    To find out more I turned to Dr Nigel Stephens (consultant cardiologist/elite bike-racer) and Dr Jon Baker (performance scientist), both of, to review what is known about intense exercise and training post-Covid.

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