Can you run outdoors during a pandemic?

From March 21 in Moscow shut down all fitness rooms and swimming pools, in the near future, similar restrictions are likely to be introduced in other cities. You can keep yourself in shape with classes at home and jogging down the street - but how safe is it given the pandemic COVID-19?

Today edition leads opinions on this matter from two experts: Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, and Crystal Watson, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Watson said: “I think it is imperative right now to stay physically active, even if there is no way to go to the gym. This is a great way to maintain both physical and mental health. " Dr. Omer added: “If we are not talking about crowded places, then I urge you to do it. Isolation from people does not mean that you need to isolate yourself from nature. Go outside, but keep your distance. "

Both experts emphasized that while jogging, you need to be at least 180 cm from other runners and passers-by. If you keep a distance, then it is safer than classes in the gym: you are constantly moving, while in the gym you are forced to use the same simulators as other visitors, and the size of the room is limited, and pathogens of the virus may remain