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Credit: Getty images SLOW walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19, and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus, according to a team of researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre led by Professor Tom Yates at the University of Leicester. The study of 412,596 middle-aged UK Biobank participants examined the relative association of body mass index (BMI) and self-reported walking pace with the risk of contracting severe COVID-19 and COVID-19 mortality. The analysis found slow walkers of a normal weight to be almost 2.5 times more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and 3.75 times more likely to die from the virus than normal weight fast walkers. (1)

United kingdomRachael dowlingTom yatesUniversity of leicesterLoughborough universityResearch collaborationNational institute for health researchDepartment of healthUniversity hospitals of leicesterLeicester biomedical research centreInternational journal of obesityResearch powerNational instituteHealth researchProfessor tom yatesUnited kingdom biobank