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Causes of the Common Cold
Hand Washing to Prevent the Common Cold
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Avoiding Alcohol to Prevent the Common Cold
Quit Smoking to Prevent the Common Cold
What to Eat to Prevent the Common Cold
Exercising to Prevent the Common Cold
How Fresh Air Helps Prevent the Common Cold
How Hot Showers Help Prevent the Common Cold
Reducing Stress to Prevent the Common Cold
Resting to Prevent the Common Cold
Drinking Water to Prevent the Common Cold
How Nasal Rinse Helps Prevent the Common Cold
How to Prevent Colds While Traveling
What to Do When Cold Symptoms Start
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"Hi! This is David Jackel on behalf of Expert Village and I'm here to talk to you about exercising as a way of preventing a cold. Now, exercising always helps because it does so many good things for your body. Aerobic exercise boosts your immune system and speeds up your metabolism. What that does when you speed up your metabolism is flush your system. Aerobic exercise also makes your lungs stronger, which is very important because if you have a strong respiratory system, you're less likely to catch a cold. Exercise also reduces stress which is a major cause of a cold. How much should you exercise? Well, you don't have to exercise physically, but it helps to do it at least 3 times a week. I recommend getting 1/2 an hour of cardio exercise 3 times a week, a treadmill is good, I like the elliptical machine, if you have good places to run, going for 1/2 hour run is great, even brisk walking will do the job. Keep in mind though, that if you're going to a gym, you're in a confined area with lots of other people and if people are sweeting and it's warm and everybody is touching the equipment, so wash your hands constantly and wipe down machines before using them and be courteous and wipe them down after you use them too. When you're at the gym and you have a choice, choose a place to work out that is near somewhere that there's a lot of airflow. Being in a tight area where you're not going to get fresh air is really bad, because everybody is breathing really hard and if one person has germs, everybody is going to be breathing the germs. So exercise regularly so that you can keep your body strong and keep your stress level down."
eHow Article: Exercising to Prevent the Common Cold
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