LVLFi is empowering people to Live Active and Level Up
A lot of fitness professionals will tell you that if you only work out occasionally, it’s not a “real” workout because it’s not part of a consistent program. However, every single workout benefits your body in very real ways, including boosting your mood and improving mental focus. So how do you make exercise a habit?
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Some surveys have suggested that, contrary to expectations, gym closures and lockdowns have prompted previously inactive people to move more.
The absence of gyms has broadened our idea of what “exercise” means and, in some ways, made it more accessible to people who previously recoiled at the word.
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Does exercise help or hinder our bodies’ ability to fight off infections?
In the context of the Covid-19 outbreak, that question has gained urgency and also, thanks to recent research, emergent answers. The latest science suggests that being fit boosts our immune systems, and that even a single workout can amplify and improve our ability to fight off germs.
But some studies also indicate that the types and amount of exercise may influence how exercise affects our immune responses. More is not necessarily better. And the location of the exercise could matter, too; cue recent findings about the germiness of gyms.
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