Physical Activity and Exercise for Older People During and After the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Path to Recovery

The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted older people. The most immediately obvious impact is the devastatingly high mortality rate; 80% of reported mortalities in the United States are in people over the age of 65, and case-fatality increases with age.1 Countries around the world have implemented a range of “lock down”’ and “‘social distancing” strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19, which have undoubtedly been essential in “flattening the curve” in many countries.