Exercise is the one pillar that can push your score in either direction — dosage and recovery are everything.
General daily activity — walking, standing, incidental movement — has an outsized, underrated effect on baseline inflammation.
Moderate, consistent cardiovascular exercise is one of the most reliable ways to lower chronic inflammatory markers over time.
Resistance training supports metabolic health and long-term inflammatory regulation, alongside muscle maintenance.
Training hard without adequate recovery can push acute inflammation into a chronic, unresolved state — THE FAD watches for this pattern specifically.
More isn't always better. A day of intense, unrecovered training can raise your score just like a bad meal — THE FAD factors in your recent training load, not just today's workout in isolation.
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