Exercise is the Best Medicine for COVID-19: Facts Everyone Should Know in 2023
New research shows exercise is one of the most important tools for fighting off respiratory infections, including COVID-19. Here's a summary of the most recent data... Support your Workout Sessions and Healthy Hydration with this Creatine Electrolyte Combo by MYOXCIENCE: http://bit.ly/electrolyte-stix Save 12% with code podcast at checkout Studies, Video and Images: https://bit.ly/3KRY2z2 1. Torres, G., Constantinou, D., Gradidge, P., Patel, D. & Patricios, J. Exercise is the Most Important Medicine for COVID-19. Curr. Sports Med. Rep. 22, 284–289 (2023). 2. Jimeno-Almazán, A. et al. Effects of a concurrent training, respiratory muscle exercise, and self-management recommendations on recovery from post-COVID-19 conditions: the RECOVE trial. J. Appl. Physiol. 134, 95–104 (2023). Time Stamps: 00:00 Exercise is the most important medicine for COVID19. 02:10 Exercise reduces the severity of upper respiratory tract infections. 02:30 Exercise reduces odds of contracting COVID, being hospitalized, being in the ICU, and risk of death. 05:10 Exercise reduces inflammation. 07:30 Autophagy and mitophagy occur with every exercise session, optimizing energy production. 09:20 Exercise prevents the accumulation of exhausted T cells. 10:45 Exercise releases myokines that help the thymus gland release T cells. 11:00 T cells and B cells are mobilized in the blood by increased catecholamines during exercise, and likely cold exposure. 11:20 Natural killer cells and viral specific T cells occur with each exercise session. 12:00 Aerobic exercise mobilizes T lymphocytes, T cells, and effector cells. 13:00 Exercise exerts anti-inflammatory effects within the heart. 13:50 Stem cells from muscle are released during intense exercise. 14:35 Your frontline mucosal defense is impacted by exercise. 15:30 Myokines from exercise increase BDNF.