In a study of 400,000 patients, when obese patients were compared to healthy ones, they found ..... 

• 113% more likely to end up in hospital

• 74% more likely to end up in ICU

• 48% more likely to die 

Other health issues may arise from being obese such as:

• heart disease

• lung disease

• diabetes

• impaired immune system 

• chronic inflammation

• blood more likely to clot (leading to things such as stroke)

Harvard & Colombia researchers have found that regular aerobic exercise boosts the size of the hippocampus, related to verbal memory and learning.

"Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus, a top exercise researcher reports. He is urging people to exercise based on his findings, which also suggest a potential treatment approach."