How Strenuous Exercise Affects Our Immune System [nytimes.com]

Alicia Doktor 4/26/184:00 AM

If you have ever run a marathon, you know that the effort can cause elation, exhaustion, achy legs, blackened toenails and an overwhelming urge to eat.

But it is unlikely to have made you vulnerable to colds or other illnesses afterward, according to a myth-busting new review of the latest science about immunity and endurance exercise.

The review concludes that, contrary to widespread belief, a long, tiring workout or race can amplify immune responses, not suppress them.

[For more on this story by Gretchen Reynolds, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2018/0...r-immune-system.html]

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