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Is it OK to exercise when you're sick?
Manage episode 499810311 series 2634716
It might be the last thing on your mind when you’re congested and miserable, but we swear it’s a genuine question we get asked.
When you’ve got exercise baked into your routine, do you have to take a break when you’re unwell?
Norman and Tegan unpack the nuance of exercising when you’re sick – when you can, and when you can’t.
References:
- The compelling link between physical activity and the body's defense system
- Moderate exercise induces trained immunity in macrophages | American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
- Higher risk of upper respiratory tract infection post marathon running: when physical exercise becomes a threat to the immune system
- Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness—Time to revisit
- Exercise effect on symptom severity, morbidity and mortality in viral infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Effects of 60-day bed rest with and without exercise on cellular and humoral immunological parameters | Cellular & Molecular Immunology
- The effect of exercise training on the severity and duration of a viral upper respiratory illness
- Orthostatic reactions and blood volumes after moderate physical activation during acute febrile infections
- Exercising while sick won’t help you get over a cold faster – but it may prevent your next one
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863 episodes
Manage episode 499810311 series 2634716
It might be the last thing on your mind when you’re congested and miserable, but we swear it’s a genuine question we get asked.
When you’ve got exercise baked into your routine, do you have to take a break when you’re unwell?
Norman and Tegan unpack the nuance of exercising when you’re sick – when you can, and when you can’t.
References:
- The compelling link between physical activity and the body's defense system
- Moderate exercise induces trained immunity in macrophages | American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
- Higher risk of upper respiratory tract infection post marathon running: when physical exercise becomes a threat to the immune system
- Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness—Time to revisit
- Exercise effect on symptom severity, morbidity and mortality in viral infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Effects of 60-day bed rest with and without exercise on cellular and humoral immunological parameters | Cellular & Molecular Immunology
- The effect of exercise training on the severity and duration of a viral upper respiratory illness
- Orthostatic reactions and blood volumes after moderate physical activation during acute febrile infections
- Exercising while sick won’t help you get over a cold faster – but it may prevent your next one
If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!
- Can you train yourself to pee less?
- Why is everyone suddenly talking about seed oils?
- Is sitting the new smoking?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
863 episodes
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