This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Zhen Yan, PhD, a professor and Director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research at the University of Virginia’s Cardiovascular Research Center. During the conversation, Yan discusses his research findings indicting regular exercise may be a defense against a serious respiratory complication associated with COVID-19. Send questions, comments, or feedback to [email protected] ([email protected]) or contact us on Twitter (twitter.com/VirginiaHHA) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/virginiahha/) using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.