American scientists have proven that training increases the effectiveness of vaccination

Researchers at Iowa State University in the USA establishedExercise after influenza or COVID-19 vaccination increases serum antibody without an increase in side effects / Brain, Behavior, and Immunity relationship between sports and vaccination from COVID-19 or the flu. They claim that a 90-minute workout increases the amount of antibodies in the blood four weeks after the procedure.

Scientists analyzed data from several studies involving more than a million people in total. As a result, it was found that regular exercise reduces the risk of infectious diseases. This gave rise to new work - the analysis of the relationship between the effectiveness of vaccination and training.

The researchers invited healthy volunteers who were offered one of three vaccines: seasonal flu, H1N1 SARS, and COVID-19. Then the volunteers were divided into three groups: the participants of the first group did not go in for sports after vaccination, the second and third - half an hour after the injection, went to the 45- and 90-minute intervals, respectively. workout. Also, blood samples were taken from all study participants before vaccination, two and four weeks after the procedure to assess the levels

In the group of volunteers who completed an hour and a half training, the average level of antibodies four weeks after vaccination was the highest. And there was practically no difference between the results of the participants in the other two groups.

Experiments on mice showed similar results. And other studies have found that sufficiently long workouts increase the amount of alpha interferon (IFN-α). This immune protein underlies one of the mechanisms of the formation of the immune response.

Scientists noted that they will continue to work to determine the optimal duration of training after vaccination. Several recent studies have also shown that regular workouts help the body destroy cancer cells, increase the amount of proteins that prevent inflammation and prevent cognitive decline.