It can improve heart and lung health, boost strength, and support your mental wellbeing.
But exercise has immunity benefits, too.
What are antibodies anyway
Antibodies are disease-fighting agents produced by the body, Dr. Conroy says.
The immune system then creates the mechanism for killing those particles, according to theMayo Clinic.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Vaccines are valuable tools to promote antibody developmentwithoutgetting sick first.
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Exercise, intense exercise especially, causes a stress response in the body.
Stress responses typically cause the immune system to respond in several ways, including antibody production.
Additionally, lymph fluid is the immune systems primary way of transporting necessary disease-fighting agents.
Lymph, unlike blood, does not have a singular muscle like the heart to pump it.
Those who exercised for 45 minutes did not register increased antibody levels.
This study is an excellent introduction to exercise as an immunity-boosting activity, Dr. Conroy says.
We also do know that exercise can strengthen your immune system in a few ways.
The results bode well for further information and research.
Its worth noting that the sample group here was small: only 78 people.
So the results point to a need for more research on the subject matter, Dr. Conroy says.
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