#139 - "Exercise, Immune Function and Infection Risk" with Dr Richard Simpson

Episode 139 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Exercise, Immune Function and Infection Risk" with Dr Richard Simpson PhD (University of Arizona, USA).

Discussion Topics Include:

• General introduction to exercise immunology and impact of exercise on the immune system
• Moderate exercise and impact on health promotion
• Arduous exercise and potential impact on immune suppression
• The open window hypothesis and infection risk
• Can exercise affect immune function and infection risk: both sides of the debate
• Take home messages from the evidence and applied perspectives

Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• Can exercise affect immune function to increase susceptibility to infection?
• Exercise, Immunity and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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