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Effects of Endurance-, Strength-, and Concurrent Training on Cytokines and Inflammation

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The immune system is a highly co-ordinated network of cells and molecules that guards against endogenous and exogenous threats to the human body. Such threats could be traumatic injuries to different body parts or could be infections driven by microorganisms. As part of the inflammatory process, the immune system detects and responds to insults by co-ordinating a complex infiltration of immune cells and modulates their behaviours to dampen and repair the damage. Both aerobic and strength exercise provide systemic stress that impacts multiple organs. In this chapter, we will discuss how endurance and strength exercise, as well as combined endurance and strength exercises will influence immune responses and adaptations.

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Goh, J., Lim, C.L., Suzuki, K. (2019). Effects of Endurance-, Strength-, and Concurrent Training on Cytokines and Inflammation. In: Schumann, M., Rønnestad, B. (eds) Concurrent Aerobic and Strength Training. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75547-2_9

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