Health Benefits

Most people assume exercise makes you more likely to catch a cold, not less. That belief mostly comes from watching elite marathoners get sick after races. For everyday recreational sports, the opposite is closer to the truth. During a game, your body pumps immune cells, natural killer cells and neutrophils, into your bloodstream at higher rates. These cells patrol for threats, and regular players get this patrol boost several times a week. Over months, that adds up to a more responsive system. Why

Ask most people how often they should exercise and they'll say three or four times a week. Ask a physiotherapist who works with recreational athletes and you'll get a different answer: daily movement, in some form, beats scheduled workouts almost every time. The reason isn't mysterious. Your body adapts to whatever rhythm you give it, and a body that moves every day stops treating exercise as a shock and starts treating it as normal. Sport specifically, not gym machines, gets credit here because