Episode 139 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Exercise, Immune Function and Infection Risk" with Dr Richard Simpson PhD (University of Arizona, USA).

Discussion Topics Include:

General introduction to exercise immunology and impact of exercise on the immune system
Moderate exercise and impact on health promotion
Arduous exercise and potential impact on immune suppression
The open window hypothesis and infection risk
Can exercise affect immune function and infection risk: both sides of the debate
Take home messages from the evidence and applied perspectives

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#139 - "Exercise, Immune Function and Infection Risk" with Dr Richard Simpson