Return to Exercise Guidance Chart
| Severity of Symptoms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommendations | No Symptoms | Mild Symptoms | Moderate Symptoms* | Severe Symptoms or Hospitalized |
| Rest | No exercise for 10 days from positive test result | No exercise for 10 days or more since symptom onset AND no symptoms for >10 days | No exercise for >10 days since symptom onset AND no symptoms for >10 days | See your medical provider or cardiologist before returning to exercise |
| Cardiovascular testing | Not advised | Not advised | Evaluation by a medical provider and consideration of cardiovascular testing | |
| Return to exercise guidance | Paced and gradual return to activity | Paced and gradual return to activity | Clearance from medical provider to return to activity | |
Note: Stop activity and see your medical provider if new symptoms such as dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath, or palpitations develop while returning to exercise.
↵* Patients above 65 years old or those with significant cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, or kidney disease would also fall into this category.