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Each participant received an individual exercise counselling session lasting 10-15 minutes, based on the guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine. Participants in the home-based telehealth exercise group were provided with a mobile exercise application integrated with heart rate-monitoring clothing. The app delivers real-time heart rate feedback during each session and includes an alert system to ensure participants maintain their prescribed target heart rate based on individualized exercise prescriptions. Upon completion of each session, exercise duration and heart rate data are automatically uploaded to the medical center's cloud system via the monitoring device. An experienced nurse regularly reviewed the cloud-based data to monitor adherence. Additionally, communication between participants and researchers was facilitated through the LINE platform, enabling timely interaction and support.

Each participant received an individual exercise counselling session lasting 10-15 minutes, based on the guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine. Participants received usual outpatient care for long COVID, which included general guidance on physical activity, physician-led management of persistent symptoms (e.g., fatigue, dyspnea, and reduced exercise tolerance), and routine follow-up visits as clinically indicated.