tipo Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 A team of researchers from the North Carolina Research Campus, found that people who are physically fit and active, have fewer risks of catching colds.It seems that physical fitness decreases the severity and the frequency of colds, reducing upper respiratory tract infection in adults.At the research took part 1,000 adults under the age of 85, who had their respiratory health tracked for a period of 1 week, during the autumn and winter of 2008.6 out of 10 participants were women, 4 out of 10 were aged between 18 and 39 years, 40 percent were middle aged, and one in four were aged 60 and older.All study participants reported how frequently they had aerobic exercise and they rated their fitness levels on a scale from 1 to 10.They also had to answer questions about their lifestyle, diet and stressful events in their lives, because all are potential factors that can affect the immune system.On average, the participants had cold symptoms for a period of 13 days in winter and 8 days in autumn.It seems that being older, a man and married means having less colds, but once other factors are considered, the most important things for a good health are fitness and exercise.People who were reportedly active on five or more days a week and felt fit, had 43% to 46% less days with cold symptoms, than those who exercised once or less a week.Also, the severity of the symptoms was 41% lower for those who felt the fittest and 31% lower for those who were more active.An US adult can catch a cold 2-4 times a year, and a kid 6-10 colds a year, on average, and this costs the United States nearly $40 billion every year.When people exercise, they temporarily raise the immune system cells circulating in their bodies, and even if these levels go back to normal a few hours later, every round of exercise helps fighting against viruses and bacteria, thus reducing the number and the gravity of infections.link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Being fit is very rewarding ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 yes I am trying to be fit so i join the swimming club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck_kent Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I try to stay fit so that I can survive going to the gym everyday. :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drolz Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 some say that the best exercise is morning sexercise... that way you dont need to hit the gym... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brrownie Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 the best exercise is morning sexercise... :hehe: wham bam thank you maam...... :showoff2: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipo Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henz Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 some say that the best exercise is morning sexercise... that way you dont need to hit the gym...this is mistyping or :hehe: ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Physical Activities prevent Colds.....I know that.But the problem is, how to get Colds to exercise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipo Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 that`s a tough question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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