The anti-inflammatory effect of exercise Petersen, Anne Marie W., and Bente Klarlund Pedersen. The anti-inflammatory effect of exercise. J Appl Physiol 98: 1154 –1162, 2005; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol. 00164.2004.—Regular exercise offers protection against all-cause mortality, primarily by protection against cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The latter disorders have been associated with chronic low-grade systemic inflammation...