The compelling link between physical activity and the body's defense system

By D. Nieman, Laurel M. Wentz. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2018

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Highlights • Acute exercise is an immune system adjuvant that improves defense activity and metabolic health.• Data support a clear inverse relationship between moderate exercise training and illness risk.• Exercise training has an anti-inflammatory influence mediated through multiple pathways.• Illness risk is increased in athletes during periods of intensified training and competition.• Increased carbohydrate and polyphenol intake is an effective nutritional strategy for immune support.• Habitual exercise improves immune regulation, delaying the onset of age-related dysfunction.• Advances in mass spectrometry technology will provide new insights on exercise–immune responses.

Subfields: Psychiatry and Mental health, Rehabilitation, Speech and Hearing

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