Post-COVID era: Time to re-introduce “cardiorespiratory fitness” as a vital sign

• Abraham Samuel Babu,
• Ross Arena,
• Jonathan Myers

Affiliations

Abraham Samuel Babu

Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) network, USA; Corresponding author at: Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India.

Ross Arena

Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) network, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

Jonathan Myers

Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) network, USA; Department of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA