I was happy to read the article regarding when you can work out if you're sick, because it is not always necessary to skip a workout when you aren't feeling 100%. Honestly...if that were the case for me...I would probably THINK I'm not feeling 100%, just to get out of exercising! :-)
If you have a head cold, and do not have body aches or fatigue, and your chest is not congested (the article called these "above your neck" symptoms), then you are most likely OK to exercise; in fact, it may even help you feel better.
HOWEVER...the type of exercise you do is important, and the missing piece of information in the article. If you are actively spreading germs (running nose, sneezing, coughing), then the exercise you do should NOT be around other people. (The coughing symptoms is not "above the neck", so this person should not have been working out; her symptoms can actually become worse!). If your cold/allergies are truly above the neck, you can still workout in many ways that do not include infecting other people. Take a walk, swim, workout at home. If you must go to the gym, find a cardio machine away from everyone else and wipe it down; please avoid attending classes in a small, enclosed space!
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I was happy to read the article regarding when you can work out if you're sick, because it is not always necessary to skip a workout when you aren't feeling 100%. Honestly...if that were the case for me...I would probably THINK I'm not feeling 100%, just to get out of exercising! :-)
If you have a head cold, and do not have body aches or fatigue, and your chest is not congested (the article called these "above your neck" symptoms), then you are most likely OK to exercise; in fact, it may even help you feel better.
HOWEVER...the type of exercise you do is important, and the missing piece of information in the article. If you are actively spreading germs (running nose, sneezing, coughing), then the exercise you do should NOT be around other people. (The coughing symptoms is not "above the neck", so this person should not have been working out; her symptoms can actually become worse!). If your cold/allergies are truly above the neck, you can still workout in many ways that do not include infecting other people. Take a walk, swim, workout at home. If you must go to the gym, find a cardio machine away from everyone else and wipe it down; please avoid attending classes in a small, enclosed space!
February 22, 2009 - 11:29amThis Comment
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