Can physical exercise potentiate the effects of the vaccine?

Authors

  • Antônio Carlos Leal Cortez Centro Universitário Santo Agostinho – UNIFSA, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8387-5026
  • Daniel Alfonso Botero-Rosas Universidade de La Sabana – USabana, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Francisco José Gondim Pitanga Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação do Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal da Bahia – UFBA
  • Carlos Eduardo Lima Rocha de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Sergipe – UFS
  • Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0981-8020

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.33372

Keywords:

Physical Exercise, Vaccine, COVID-19, Coronavirus

Abstract

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to its high infectivity and pathogenicity, spread across the planet in just over three months, with issues related to its clinical course and still inconclusive risk factors. The pandemic, therefore, surprised all health professionals, leaving a question: What is the impact of regular physical exercise on the effects of vaccination and disease control? The study in question is a theoretical essay on health, addressing definitions and central characteristics of intersectoral actions for health through qualitative data using the MEDLINE databases via the PubMed portal, Embase, Cochrane Library and Scopus. Throughout the article, scientific evidence is presented that the regular practice of physical exercises can normalise the inflammatory profile of the practitioner and improve the body's immune response. The close relationship between inflammatory and immune responses and the chronic effect that physical exercise exerts on the body allows it to be considered a therapy that strengthens the body's defence not only against COVID-19 but for all infections of the same nature, including the adaptive effect it has on the respiratory system. It is concluded, according to the evidence presented here, that the regular and guided practice of physical exercises, respecting the principles of sports training, acts significantly as an auxiliary tool in the strengthening and preparation of the immune system against COVID-19, which may potentiate the effects of their vaccines, as evidenced with other types of vaccines, such as H1N1.

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Published

2023-08-28

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2023): Exercise as a Factor of Physical and Mental Health

Section

Review Article

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