Want to steer clear of H1N1

Scientists at Iowa State University monitored mice that ran regularly on a treadmill over a 3.5-month period and mice that did not run at all; the moderate exercisers developed less severe symptoms from the influenza virus, including less inflammation in their lungs, than those that did not run.

“Perhaps the moderate stress from repeated exposure to moderate exercise might then improve your ability to respond to other stresses, such as influenza,” says Marian Kohut, associate professor of kinesiology at Iowa State and lead researcher of the study published this week. “We’re continuing to try and find out if that’s true, then what are the mechanisms?”
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