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= EXERCISE AND IMMUNITY =

There are many concerns arising about health because of the sedentary lifestyles. The main cause concerning this circumstance is the lack of physical activities. Although, it is appreciable that there are so many people who are fond of exercising and leading a healthy life by engaging in physical activities as a daily routine. It is interesting that, Exercise has a key role in preventing diseases.

WHO (World Health Organization) defines health as the well-being of a person’s physical and mental state.Exercise is also a way in which helps to attain physical and mental health. Exercise is not only about lifting weights and building muscles, but also to lose weight as well as gaining more muscle. Moreover, some people prefer to exercise outdoors while others prefer to use indoor facilities such as gyms, fitness studios and their homes.

The Immune system is recognized as the defensive strategy for disease causing antigens by inducing antibodies into the blood. There are two types of immune system.Innate (inborn), which is referred to as the immunity that you got genetically,and it is long lasting. acquired(adaptive) immunity is ready-made immunity that acts only on specific pathogens. Both of the immune system work in two different ways, which is active and passive.

From an overall view, it appears like there is a mismatch between exercise and immunity. But exercise enhances the immunity of our body which will help to prevent diseases to a limit.There are a lot of factors other than exercise which influence the immune system and its function such as;


 * Avoiding the usage of cigarettes and intake of alcohol
 * Better diet that includes more of vegetables and fruits
 * Avoiding stressful situations
 * Getting sufficient and scheduled sleep

All of these factors come in one direction which is exercise.But still it is relevant the levels of exercise matters the way how it affects the body.physical activities result in better blood flows which allows WBC (white blood cells) to reach every part of the body that help to find any foreign body inside body and thereby ensure good defense. Moderate exercise is beneficial than intense workouts.