Position Statement on Excercise and Immunity

It is of two parts:

Part one of this position statement focuses on ‘immune function and exercise’ and part two on ‘maintaining immune health’.

Part one: "immune function and exercise"

Part one provides a brief introduction and history followed by sections on:

1. Respiratory infections and exercise;
2. Cellular innate immune function and exercise;
3. Acquired immunity and exercise;
4. Mucosal immunity and exercise;
5. Immunological methods in exercise immunology;
6. Anti-inflammatory effects of physical activity;
7. Exercise and cancer, and finally,
8. “omics” in exercise.

Part two:     ‘maintaining immune health’

Part two of the position statement includes sections on:

1. Training considerations;
2. Nutritional countermeasures to exercise-induced immune perturbations;
3. Effects of stress on immune function;
4. Sleep disruption and immune function;
5. Environmental extremes and the immune response to exercise and finally,
6. Prevention and treatment of common infections.

Reference:

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