Doctors see an increase in COVID-19-related workout injuries

UC Davis Health doctor suggest lower intensity, durations in workouts if break taken because of pandemic

UC Davis Health doctor suggest lower intensity, durations in workouts if break taken because of pandemic

A PERSON IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. LISA: WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE FRESHMAN 15, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PANDEMIC 30? A LOT OF PEOPLE SPE MNTORE TIME SITTING OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS AND DIDN'T WORK OUT. WNO DOCTORS ARE SEEING MORE EXERCISE-RELATED INJURIES AS PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO JULY RIGHT BACKNT IO THEIR ROUTI.NE KCRA 3'S JASON MARKS HAS ADVICE OMFR A 75-YEAR-OLD WHO DID JUST THAT. >> I HAD THAT DREAM AGAIN. >>>VE OR THE PAS18T MONTHS, THIS HAS BEEN BOB'S OUTLET. HE, LIKE SO MANY, FELT THE SOUR NOTE BY THE PANDEC.MI >> IAI GNED PROBABLY 20 POUNDS. I STILL HAVE TWO OR THREE TOTAKE OFF. >> The Reporter: IT WAS HARD FOR THIS 75-YEAR-OLD LIFELGON WORKOUALT COHOLIC. >> I WAS PRETTY MUCH AN EXERCISE NUT. >> The Reporter: SMUCHO SO, TATE SPUN HIS LOVE FOR THE GYM INTO A ROMANCE. >> 45 YEARSGO A WHEN I DECIDED I NEEDED MORE EXERCISE, I BOUGHT A MEMBERSHIP, LOOKED ACROSS THE GYM ANSAD W THE AEROBICS CLASS AND ENDED UP MARRYING THE AROCKY BICS INSTRUCTOR TWO YEARS LATER. >> HE QUICKLY FELL INTO A TRAP. >> I USED TO BE SO INTO DLYAI WORKOUTS, SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY WORKOUTS BUT I MAYBE OVERDIDT I A LITTLE BIT. >>> THAT LANDED HIM AT UC-DAVIS HEALTH SPORTS MEDICINE. DR. WAIT SAYS THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE OF PANDEMIC WORKOUTS. PEOPLE TRYING TO WORK OFF THAT PANDEMIC WEIT.GH >> AND TNHE IF THEY GO BACK TO TRYING TO DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID BEFORE, IT'SN A INCREASED RISK FOR INJY.UR >>> SHE'S SEEM PROBLEMS WITH SHOULDERS, KNEES, ACHILLES AND BACK STRAINS. >> I WOULD GO BACK TO MAYBE 25 TO 50% OF THE INTENSITY ORHE T TIME OR THE DURATION OF WHAT YOU DID BEFORE YOU STOPPED BEING ACTIVE. >> I'LL DO DANCE.THE REPORTER: TATE IS NOW SLOWLY REHABBING HIS INJY.UR >> COVEY WAS A PROBLEM AND DISRUPTED EVERYTHING. THE REPORTER: HE HAS THIS ADVICE FOR HIS FRIENDS. >> IF YOU HAVEN'T EXERCISED IN A LONG TILE, YOU NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW. THE REPORTER:N I SACRAMENTO, JASON MARKS, KCRA 3 NEWS. LISA: DOCTORS ADVISE THAT IF YOU ELFE ANY SORT OF TWEAK, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, KELI THE SECOND IT HAPPENS, IT'S THE WORST. STOP WORKING OUT RIGHT AWAY, JUST LET WHATEVER THAT IS HEAL UP. >> ESPECIALLY TH

Doctors see an increase in COVID-19-related workout injuries

UC Davis Health doctor suggest lower intensity, durations in workouts if break taken because of pandemic

Doctors say they are seeing a rise in exercise-related injuries due to the pandemic. In short, people who haven’t worked out for months are jumping right back into it and hurting themselves.Bob Tetz lives in East Sacramento. He said he gained 20 pounds during the pandemic. When he tried getting back into a routine, he instead ended up at the UC Davis Health Sports Medicine program."I used to be so into daily workouts — sometimes twice a day workouts — that I maybe overdid it a little bit," Tetz said.Dr. Brandee Waite with UC Davis Health said the increase of workout injuries during the pandemic come from people like Tetz wanting to work off some weight. However, while the timespan from before lockdowns were issued and to when people began resuming working varies from person to person, the common thread is that it's been a while for many people.“If they go back to doing exactly what they were trying to do before the pandemic, it's an increased risk for injury," Waite said.Many of the common injuries Waite has seen include shoulders, knees, Achilles and back strains. The increase in injuries has kept UC Davis Health busy, the doctor said.Waite recommends to those wanting to get back into a workout routine to start easier, starting with about 25 to 50% of the intensity or duration of what you were doing before you stopped being active.If you feel any sort of tweak in your body, Waite also suggests to stop and rest and not push yourself.For Tetz, he is now slowly rehabbing by doing a lot of hot yoga."COVID was a problem and it disrupted everything," Tetz said. "If you haven’t exercised in a long time, you do need to take it slow."

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Doctors say they are seeing a rise in exercise-related injuries due to the pandemic. In short, people who haven’t worked out for months are jumping right back into it and hurting themselves.

Bob Tetz lives in East Sacramento. He said he gained 20 pounds during the pandemic. When he tried getting back into a routine, he instead ended up at the UC Davis Health Sports Medicine program.

"I used to be so into daily workouts — sometimes twice a day workouts — that I maybe overdid it a little bit," Tetz said.

Dr. Brandee Waite with UC Davis Health said the increase of workout injuries during the pandemic come from people like Tetz wanting to work off some weight. However, while the timespan from before lockdowns were issued and to when people began resuming working varies from person to person, the common thread is that it's been a while for many people.

“If they go back to doing exactly what they were trying to do before the pandemic, it's an increased risk for injury," Waite said.

Many of the common injuries Waite has seen include shoulders, knees, Achilles and back strains. The increase in injuries has kept UC Davis Health busy, the doctor said.

Waite recommends to those wanting to get back into a workout routine to start easier, starting with about 25 to 50% of the intensity or duration of what you were doing before you stopped being active.

If you feel any sort of tweak in your body, Waite also suggests to stop and rest and not push yourself.

For Tetz, he is now slowly rehabbing by doing a lot of hot yoga.

"COVID was a problem and it disrupted everything," Tetz said. "If you haven’t exercised in a long time, you do need to take it slow."

Doctors see an increase in COVID-19-related workout injuries

UC Davis Health doctor suggest lower intensity, durations in workouts if break taken because of pandemic

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