Previous studies have shown that acute short-term exercise can trigger a pro-inflammatory effect presented by elevated secretion of IL-6 and CRP, and to a lesser extent, TNF-α levels, in addition to triggering leukocytosis and oxidative stress (Pedersen and Toft, 2000; Khazaei, 2012; Peake et al., 2015). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and Increased total leukocyte count.