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- If you have enough energy to tolerate it, increasing your body temperature by sweating from exercise will help to kill many viruses. Carefully listen to your body, and avoid doing your full, normal exercise routine as overdoing it could stress your immune system and prolong your illness
- Regular, moderate exercise has also been shown to reduce the risk of colds in postmenopausal women by half
- Studies have clearly shown that regular exercise will help prevent catching colds in the first place. In one 2002 study, those who exercised regularly suffered 20-30 percent fewer colds compared to the non-exercisers
- According to the research, exercising with a cold may be well advised. At the end of one 10-day trial, those who exercised 40 minutes every-other day, at 70 percent of their maximum heart rate, felt better than those who remained sedentary—even though the clinical severity and duration of their symptoms were virtually identical
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