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Couch Potato or Elite Athlete? Finding the Happy Medium
This resource, from the Microbiology Society, gives an overview of role of the immune system and how it is affected by training intensity. Exercise can have both a positive and negative effect on immune function and can influence an individual’s vulnerability to infection. The material is suitable for post 16 students and has curriculum links to the role of natural killer cells, adrenaline and cortisol and the immune system.
The article, written by Dariel Burdass, was originally published in Microbiology Today which can be viewed online.
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