Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients

Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by Waterluvian on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:12PM (#35793454)

And you don't need a gym membership or expensive equipment or any training for exercise. Even a tiny amount can make a huge difference.

If you're currently doing no exercise, try to walk five minutes at lunch time each day. Just five minutes. And when that's trivial to do, make it 10 minutes. Try to keep increasing this over the year. No rush. Take your time. But try to make it a habit. Even if some days it's back down to just 5 minutes.

If you're walking even just 15 minutes a day when you weren't before, you will be so much better off in ways that will be apparent. You might find that you feel happier, more alert, in a better mood overall. You might sleep a bit better. etc.

I'm not saying that a 15 min walk is a panacea that will cure all ills, but it's a multivitamin that works.

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Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by buu700 on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:27PM (#35793677)

Also, carry a backpack: https://www.goruck.com/pages/what-is-rucking

I generally carry a small EDC backpack anyway for convenience and hydration, but having that 10 - 15 lbs on my back also adds a little bit of extra workout to my walks. Sometimes I'll put my backpack inside a bigger backpack with a few gallons of water or a couple 25lb plates added, which starts to feel like moderate intensity squatting or deadlifting (especially when it involves hills or stairs).

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Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by Waterluvian on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:29PM (#35793719)

A backpack, and countless other upgrades, are great ideas. But I want to communicate that none of this stuff is necessary.

We love to make the simplest thing overly ridiculously complicated to the point that people don't even try.

Just start with a walk.

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Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by cowmoo728 on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:25PM (#35793658)

Or, if you're working in a multi story office or apartment, take the stairs instead of the elevator. It seems silly but it actually makes a big difference to go from mostly sedentary to walking up stairs.

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Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by Xeoncross on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:17PM (#35793527)

A lot of people don't realize that muscle use helps pump blood. Movement is important for helping circulation.

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Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by Silverback_VII on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:25PM (#35793652)

Yeah but a 15min walk will get you nowhere.

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Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by inglor_cz on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:31PM (#35793753)

For someone who used to drive everywhere, it may be a "gateway drug" to more walking.

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Re:Exercise Increases Number of Immune Cells in Cancer Patients by martyvis on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:28PM (#35794460)

It will get you more than 15 minutes on the couch watching TV. How disingenuous can you be.

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