The vaccines against COVID-19 They became the light of hope for the end of a pandemic that has caused more than 5 million deaths in the world, now the task is to strengthen immunity in people to counteract the disease.
This is when physical exercise plays a fundamental role, since a group of scientists through a study discovered that performing physical activity after inoculation of the vaccine could stimulate the immune response.
The study was conducted on a group of 36 people who received the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 and 42 more who were inoculated against the flu, some of whom were asked to ride a stationary bike or take a brisk walk within 30 minutes of being vaccinated, while others were asked to rest or go about their routine daily.
The results made it possible to identify that those who had performed physical exercise for 90 minutes produced more antibodies in the following four weeks than those who did only 45 minutes, who did not increase the levels and did not generate changes in the immune system.
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In this way, they concluded that it is advisable to perform physical exercise for 90 minutes after receiving the inoculation to generate metabolic, chemical, neuroendocrine, biochemical, circulatory changes, among others, that increase the immunity against the diseases.
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