Can Exercise Strengthen Your Immunity? [nytimes.com]

Mindy Atwood (PACEs Connection Staff) 9/12/2211:03 AM

By Knvul Sheikh, Photo: Victor Moriyama for The New York Times, The New York Times, September 7, 2022

Recent research suggests that people who work out have stronger resistance to infectious diseases — including Covid — but experts say the findings need to be tested further.

You’ve probably heard the advice: One of the best things you can do to keep healthy — especially as cold and flu season creeps up — is stay physically active.

This folk wisdom has been around for ages, but until recently, researchers did not have much data to support the idea. Now, scientists studying risk factors related to Covid-19 have turned up some preliminary evidence about the link between regular exercise and better immune defenses against disease.

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