How Does Exercise Affect Our Immune System?

The good, the bad and the ugly.

Aamir Hussain, PhD
In Fitness And In Health
5 min readJan 11, 2021

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We know about inflammation, the immune system and exercise, but how does it all link together?

Firstly, inflammation is how the immune system carries out its job of protecting the body.

We need inflammation to protect our tissues from further damage and to help remove infections. But…

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