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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to outbreak all over the world causing a public health concern (1) and on March 11th, the pandemic was declared a public health emergency of international proportions byWorld Health Organization (WHO). To limit viral transmission, most governments introduced national quarantine reducing movements and social interaction with the imperative “stay at home.” Lockdown is considered the extreme option to protect health and in particularly most vulnerable people (those aged ≥65 years, and those with pathologies such as chronic heart, lung kidney and liver diseases, diabetes, and obesity), but it caused considerable disruption to the routine of the general population (2, 3). The closure of gyms, stadiums, pools, dance and fitness studios, physiotherapy centers, parks, playgrounds reduced the possibility to practice Physical Activity (PA) in outdoor setting and, in general, the exercise options (4, 5). Although PA and exercise management in autonomy is challenging, some authors suggest that exercise and regular PA are useful to help ease anxiety and to improve mental health and general well-being (6, 7). Moreover, Nieman and Wentz (8) showed the beneficial role of PA in disease prevention, as an adjuvant treatment in chronic diseases with a protective effect on the immune system, whose optimal status is crucial to respond adequately to the threat of COVID-19 (8). In this Opinion article, we analyze possible adaptations of the exercise guidelines to the current pandemic emergency, proposing an Exercise Schedule to prevent or mitigate the physical inactivity (9–11).

Is It Important to Perform Physical Activity During Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)? Driving Action for a Correct Exercise Plan