Health Track Sports and Wellness is celebrating that the Holidays are here! But this also means the cold and flu season has started. Two key components to minimizing your vulnerability to colds and flu are exercise and sleep.

Exercise: The key to understanding the benefits of exercise on our immune systems is that it all depends on how much you exercise. Moderate exercise does appear to boost immunity and inactive people do seem to get more colds than active people. If you have a moderate exercise program, continue that throughout the year to get maximum benefits. If you don’t currently exercise, start slowly and build up to a regular routine.

Sleep: The importance of good sleep to your health can’t be underestimated. Make a good night’s sleep a priority.

Additional steps to the minimize cold and flus are: Avoid touching your face, Wash your hands often and of course a healthy well rounded diet.