Benefits of exercise on influenza or pneumonia in older adults: a systematic review

Y Song, F Ren, D Sun, M Wang, JS Baker… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A coronavirus pandemic has recently become one of the greatest threats the world is facing.
Older adults are under a high risk of infection because of weaker immune systems …

Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?

CM Wong, HK Lai, CQ Ou, SY Ho, KP Chan, TQ Thach… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background Little is known about the effect of physical exercise on influenza-associated
mortality. Methods and Findings We collected information about exercise habits and other …

[HTML][HTML] Should, and how can, exercise be done during a coronavirus outbreak? An interview with Dr. Jeffrey A. Woods

W Zhu - Journal of sport and health science, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis is now present in China. It started in December,
2019 and has, so far, led 213 individuals died and at least 9066 infected in China by local …

Moderate exercise improves antibody response to influenza immunization in older adults

ML Kohut, BA Arntson, W Lee, K Rozeboom, KJ Yoon… - Vaccine, 2004 - Elsevier
Influenza vaccine efficacy is reduced among adults over age 65 and a significant number of
vaccinated elderly may remain susceptible to influenza virus infection. The effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Acute exercise decreases vaccine reactions following influenza vaccination among older adults

E Bohn-Goldbaum, A Pascoe, MF Singh… - Brain, Behavior, & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although valuable and effective in decreasing disease burden, influenza vaccination has
low rates of efficacy, especially in those at most risk. Studies have shown that acute exercise …

Chronic exercise reduces illness severity, decreases viral load, and results in greater anti-inflammatory effects than acute exercise during influenza infection

ML Kohut, YJ Sim, S Yu, KJ Yoon… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. It is assumed that moderate exercise may improve resistance to infection and
reduce inflammation, but there are limited data to support this assumption in an infection …

Cardiovascular exercise training extends influenza vaccine seroprotection in sedentary older adults: the immune function intervention trial

JA Woods, KT Keylock, T Lowder… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether cardiovascular exercise training resulted in improved
antibody responses to influenza vaccination in sedentary elderly people who exhibited poor …

The exercise-induced enhancement of influenza immunity is mediated in part by improvements in psychosocial factors in older adults

ML Kohut, W Lee, A Martin, B Arnston… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The primary goal of this study was to determine whether exercise-associated improvements
of the immune response to influenza vaccination were mediated by improvements in …

Exercise and psychosocial factors modulate immunity to influenza vaccine in elderly individuals

ML Kohut, MM Cooper, MS Nickolaus… - The Journals of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Background. Decreases in immune responsiveness with age contribute to the increased
incidence and severity of infectious disease among elderly adults. The immune response to …

Exercise stress increases susceptibility to influenza infection

EA Murphy, JM Davis, MD Carmichael… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Exercise stress is associated with an increased risk for upper respiratory tract infection
(URTI) while moderate exercise has been associated with a decreased risk. We have shown …