Episode 139 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition‘s We Do Science podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss exercise, immune function and infection risk with Dr Richard Simpson PhD (University of Arizona, USA).

Discussion topics Include:

• General introduction to exercise immunology and impact of exercise on the immune system
• Moderate exercise and impact on health promotion
• Arduous exercise and potential impact on immune suppression
• The open window hypothesis and infection risk
• Can exercise affect immune function and infection risk: both sides of the debate
• Take home messages from the evidence and applied perspectives

Key Paper(s) discussed / referred to:

• Can exercise affect immune function to increase susceptibility to infection?
• Exercise, Immunity and the COVID-19 Pandemic