Aerobic Exercise Reduces Risk of Flu and Pneumonia Deaths.

Regular aerobic exercise, even less than the recommended 150 minutes per week, may significantly reduce the risk of death from flu or pneumonia, according to a new study. However, the benefits seem to plateau or even become harmful beyond a certain level of activity, particularly in muscle strengthening exercises. The study evaluated the responses of over 577,000 adults who participated in the US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 1998 to 2018. Those meeting both the aerobic activity and muscle strengthening targets had almost half the risk of dying from flu or pneumonia compared to those meeting neither target.