Home-Based Physical Exercise Program for Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Context of COVID-19

Despite the publication in several manuscripts of information on the importance of continuing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior [1], the importance of physical activity being considered essential during decrees of social isolation or quarantine [2], the pandemic of the new coronavirus has been causing a significant reduction in physical activity in the world population [3]. Data from Fitbit, a physical activity management application, shows a significant decrease in the number of steps taken by users of the tool worldwide. The severity of the decline in the number of steps varied from country to country, with European countries showing the most dramatic change, ranging from 7% to 38% in step count during the week ending March 22, 2020. Specifically in Brazil, in the same period, the reduction was approximately 15% in the number of daily steps of people [3] (Table 1).