Fighting a cold: How do you fend off sickness?
- November 2, 2010 10:45 AM |
- By POV
Keeping physically fit helps reduce the likelihood of falling sick with a cold, a new study suggests. The U.S. study, published in Tuesday's issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, was based on 1,002 adults up to age 85.
Participants at Appalachian State University in Kannapolis, N.C., reported on how often they got aerobic exercise equivalent to a brisk walk.
People who got aerobic exercise five days a week or more for at least 20 minutes had more than a 40 per cent reduction in illness days compared with those who averaged one day of exercise per week or less, said study author David Nieman, director of the university's human performance laboratory.
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