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When someone gets a cold sore or knows anyone who has one, it isn't uncommon to allow them to wonder, "Are cold sores contagious?" And the solution to the question is yes, cold sores are contagious in more ways than one.The herpes virus that always causes cold sores is easily spread--even if the infected person doesn't have a dynamic cold sore.Cold sores are contagious, and the HSV-1 virus that triggers cold sores exists within an estimated 80% of the populace...

To begin with, vigorous exercise is in fact stressor itself.On a concrete level, exercise causes the small muscle fibres to really tear, and then grow back stronger as they cure.Not just relaxing for the muscles in question! Quite apart from that, one study demonstrated anxiety levels rise from the first 5-10 minutes of exercise as adrenaline - one of the main stress hormones - kicks in.So how is it that exercise reduces our stress and anxiety levels over time?The quick answer is that while exercise is a short-term stressor, lack of exercise is a long-term one...