Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Exercise and sports medicine

Introduction

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Issues related to patients with cardiovascular or pulmonary conditions are discussed separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Cardiovascular care", section on 'Patients with cardiac conditions' and "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Pulmonary care and sleep medicine".)

Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics".)

International

●Interassociation consensus recommendations for pitch-side emergency care and personal protective equipment for elite sport during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)

●International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS): Position statement of COPAMEDE on exercise, sports, and COVID-19 (2020)

●Screening of potential cardiac involvement in competitive athletes recovering from COVID-19: An expert consensus statement (2020)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): COVID-19 interim guidance on return to sports and physical activity (updated 2022)

●American College of Cardiology (ACC): Expert consensus decision pathway on cardiovascular sequelae of COVID-19 in adults – Myocarditis and other myocardial involvement, post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and return to play (2022)

●Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)–American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM): Guidance statement on cardiopulmonary considerations for high school student-athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic, update (2021)

●American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): Return to sports and exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic – Guidance for high school and collegiate athletic programs (2020)

●American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM): Interim guidance on the preparticipation physical exam for athletes during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (2020)

United Kingdom

●Infographic: Graduated return to play guidance following COVID-19 infection (2020)

Resources for patients — The following links provide resources about COVID-19 for non-clinicians. These resources come from select society and government-sponsored guidelines from several countries and regions around the world.

●[United States] American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): Staying physically active during the COVID-19 pandemic

UpToDate also offers "The Basics" patient education pieces, which are written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate. These are written in plain language, at the 5^th to 6^th grade reading level, and answer the main questions a person is likely to have. (See "Patient education: COVID-19 overview (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and children (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and pregnancy (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 vaccines (The Basics)".)