How much should you exercise daily to boost your immunity?

Leading a sedentary lifestyle can be a prime reason for various health conditions. Exercising daily keeps your heart healthy, manages the symptoms of type 2 diseases, maintains your healthy weight and is even beneficial for your mental well-being. However, there is one more advantage of exercising daily: It can help to boost your immune system.

Having a strong immune system is necessary at any point of time to stay safe from disease-causing germs and viruses. The importance of strong immunity is even more at this time when we are fighting from coronavirus, which has gripped the entire world. Turns out, you can boost your immunity by exercising daily for a specific amount of time. Try not to overdo it!

01/ How exercising and immunity are linked?

As per a study published in the Journal Sport and Health Science, being overweight along with lack of physical activity can reduce the efficiency of your immune system. However, staying physically active all day long can help to improve the response of your immune system and may even reduce the fatality rate from any kind of respiratory problems.

02/ ​How much should you exercise?

The review stated that brisk walking for 30 to 60 minutes every day (covering 3.5 miles per hour) can improve your body's natural defence system.

03/ How exercising helps?

Exercising intensifies the exchange of important white blood cells between peripheral tissues (body's immune response) and the circulatory system (blood and lymph vessels). This further boosts the activity of immune cells in the bloodstream, which help them fight foreign pathogens in a better way. This also increases the chances of recovery of people suffering from respiratory infections.

04/ Precautions

The researchers also pointed out that while exercising can be beneficial for your immune system, but going an extra mile is not a good idea.

Overtraining leads to fatigue and causes disturbance in your mood, which can make your immune response system slow.

05/ The bottom line

The study indicates that exercising is good for your health and speeds up recovery from respiratory problems, but it is not clear whether it is effective in coronavirus. So, take things slow. Also, do not go overboard.

from LifeStyle