Will exercise have no effect, or make you feel better or worse when you are down with a cold?
There are 2 little-known studies that were published a decade ago in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise which were so much in favor of exercise that the researchers themselves were surprised.
The investigators found no difference in symptoms between those who exercised and those who rested. And there was also no difference in the time it took to recover from the colds. But when the exercisers assessed their symptoms, people said they felt O.K. and, in some cases, they actually felt better. Dr. Kaminsky, an exercise physiologist at Ball State University and others at Ball State encourage people to exercise when they have colds, at least if they have the type producing symptoms like runny noses and sneezing. He is more cautious about other types of colds that produce fevers or symptoms below the neck such as chest congestion.
Source: The New York Times December 24, 2008
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Chapter: Health ::
25 February 2009
