Cycling is good for you part 2,869: vigorous exercise reduces flu risk, study suggests

by John Stevenson , Road.CC
It’s well known that being fit and active reduces your risk of heart problems and a host of other diseases of a sedentary lifestyle. A new study suggests that at least two and a half hours of vigorous exercise a week – including what the authors term ‘fast cycling’ – cuts the risk of catching flu by around 10% too.
But gentle activity has little effect; the activity has to be hard enough that it makes you sweat or breathe hard, according to experts at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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