When fitness fan Victoria Martin* became symptomatic with mild Covid, she treated it as she would any other illness, with complete rest followed by gentle activity when she felt better. But her return to exercise was slow – a two-mile walk was leaving her feeling fatigued, and a cycle around the block made her breathless. Her fitness returned, but it was weeks before moderate activity didn’t feel like hard work – something experts say is commonplace. ‘Covid is still an illness from which people take quite a big hit,’ says Dr Rebecca Robinson, sport and exercise
