Being homebound for so long contorts the body, weakens the heart and lungs and even impairs brain function. This is what half a year of isolation, staying home and staying sedentary can do to your body. The same thing happens to your lungs when you're inactive, said Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, a pulmonologist from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. You gain fatIf you're home all day, every day, you're likely feet away from your pantry. The effects of isolation are insidious -- like the pandemic, the physical symptoms after months of seclusion often aren't obvious until they become harmful or extreme.

Source: CNN September 26, 2020 09:56 UTC