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Effects of Exercise on the Immune Function, Quality of Life, and Mental Health in HIV/AIDS Individuals

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Abstract

Physical exercise is a common type of planned physical activity in order to enhance or maintain a person’s physical fitness. Physical exercise may act as an effective strategy to take control of certain conditions associated with HIV-1 infection. HIV infection and its related treatments not only affect the immune system but also cause several musculoskeletal disorders including pre-sarcopenia or sarcopenia, myalgia, and low bone mineral density. Moderate- to high-intensity aerobic exercise, progressive resistance exercise, or a combination of both is considered as a complementary part of medical care and treatment of HIV-infected individuals. In the present chapter, the results of recent investigations regarding the effects of physical activity on muscle strength and function, mental health, and immune system of HIV infected individuals will be discussed.

Keywords

  • Exercise
  • HIV
  • AIDS
  • Immune function
  • Quality of life
  • Mental health

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

    Mostafa Dianatinasab

  2. Department of Sport Physiology, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

    Simin Ghahri

  3. Department of Biochemistry, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Aria Dianatinasab

  4. Department of Nutrition, School of Health, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran

    Sasan Amanat

  5. Faculty of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Mohammad Fararouei

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Dianatinasab, M., Ghahri, S., Dianatinasab, A., Amanat, S., Fararouei, M. (2020). Effects of Exercise on the Immune Function, Quality of Life, and Mental Health in HIV/AIDS Individuals. In: Xiao, J. (eds) Physical Exercise for Human Health. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1228. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1792-1_28

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