2134/10584 Neil P. Walsh Neil P. Walsh Michael Gleeson Michael Gleeson Roy J. Shephard Roy J. Shephard Maree Gleeson Maree Gleeson Jeffrey A. Woods Jeffrey A. Woods Nicolette Bishop Nicolette Bishop Monika Fleshner Monika Fleshner Charlotte Green Charlotte Green Bente K. Pedersen Bente K. Pedersen Laurie Hoffman-Goete Laurie Hoffman-Goete Connie J. Rogers Connie J. Rogers Hinnak Northoff Hinnak Northoff Asghar Abbasi Asghar Abbasi Perikles Simon Perikles Simon Position statement part one: immune function and exercise Loughborough University 2012 Sport Exercise Training Immune Pathogen Infection Innate Acquired Mucosal Saliva Leukocyte Monocyte Neutrophil Granulocyte Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified 2012-10-05 12:58:37 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Position_statement_part_one_immune_function_and_exercise/9630083 An ever-growing volume of peer-reviewed publications speaks to the recent and rapid growth in both scope and understanding of exercise immunology. Indeed, more than 95% of all peer-reviewed publications in exercise immunology (currently >2, 200 publications using search terms “exercise” and “immune”) have been published since the formation of the International Society of Exercise and Immunology (ISEI) in 1989 (ISI Web of KnowledgeSM). We recognise the epidemiological distinction between the generic term “physical activity” and the specific category of “exercise”, which implies activity for a specific purpose such as improvement of physical condition or competition. Extreme physical activity of any type may have implications for the immune system. However, because of its emotive component, exercise is likely to have a larger effect, and to date the great majority of our knowledge on this subject comes from exercise studies. [...continues].