Ishmael’s Long Covid recovery story

Competitive surfer and lifeguard, Ishmael Hammon, caught Covid in 2020. For the next year he couldn’t walk more than 200m. Three years on he’s fully recovered and surfs five hours a day!

In this video Ishmael talks about different methods he used to optimise his sleep and how he slowly increased his activity level. He does not advocate for graded exercise therapy. Instead he suggests tailoring activities to your own ability and being aware that setbacks are part of the recovery process. Recovery isn’t linear but it is possible.

This video is part of a series discussing long haul Covid symptoms and treatment. People share their experience of Long Covid functional medicine and reveal new Long Covid treatments. It is an evolving area so we try to keep up with the latest Long Covid news in the hope scientists will not only discover a treatment for Covid long haulers but a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome too.


0:00 Overview of Ishmael’s illness
0:58 Pushing vs resting
2:56 Improve sleep
5:07 Setbacks happen and that is ok
6:54 Recovery is possible

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