08.03.2021

Südwest Presse: Protection against infections might lead to other illnesses

Ansgar Thiel about how a lack of sports due to the pandemic can endanger physical health

For almost five months, doing sports is nearly impossible. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gyms are closed. It seems politics does not care about how physical activity can be done under these extraordinary circumstances.
Ansgar Thiel, LEAD member and professor at the University of Tübingen, explains how sports could be done - even in times of pandemics. Furthermore, he puts emphasis on why sports should be done to obstruct serious health consequences.
Read the full interview (in German) here.