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Exercise, colds and flu



Alternative names:
colds and exercise; flu and exercise

Information:

Question:
Can exercise help you avoid colds and flus?

Answer:
Yes. At least one study suggests that regular exercise can cut in half the number of days a person suffers from colds and the flu. Exercise stimulates the disease-fighting cells in the body (called lymphocytes) to move from the organs into the blood stream.



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