I have always been curious if you should continue exercising if you get sick so I decided to do some investigating. Before I thought that when I got sick or when I wasn't feeling well I should take a few days off from exercising and physical activity until I felt 100% again but this article that I found proved me wrong. This article that i found said that the only way you should stop exercising is if you have a fever or your symptoms of being sick are below your neck. So if you are vomiting constantly or having diarrhea or your entire body aches then you should stop exercising or physical activity until those symptoms go away. If you are having symptoms of the common cold or symptoms above the neck such as a runny nose or a sore throat you should continue your exercising or physical activity. The only thing that is recommended with continuing your exercising during a cold is to reduce the amount of time that you are exercising for.To find out more information about this topic you can visit this site: Exercising While Sick
A good question to consider. I find that it can be helpful to "sweat out" some sickness a little, but of course one should be careful with that approach. Good info and good link. I like your blog set up and layout. Just proof read a little for things like i instead of I.
ReplyDeleteI have wondered in the past as well. I always try to work out when I have a cold. Especially if I wake up, getting a good workout seems to clear up the problem and I can make it through the day better. Obviously there are times when we are really sick where our body needs rest, but if it is a cold, I find doing more activity actually helps my system. Great post for people to know!
ReplyDeleteI agree that I also like to "sweat out" my sickness and I usually always continue going to the gym even when I am sick. It's comforting to know that this is actually a good thing because my mom would often say I might "make myself sicker" by doing this even when I say it actually makes me feel better. I feel it's got a lot to do with learning your own bodies limits :).
ReplyDeleteI love this blog becuase I always was courious about that question. I never knew if I should be working out or not when I have the common cold. I hate taking days off from working out so even when I have the common cold I take just one day off. I am still going to go now, just not for as long as I usually go to the gym. Great blog and glad that you did this!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this blog because I have someone in my life who will only exercise when he is sick. He swears by it and to some degree I actually believe in exercising when you are sick, because in some cases it seems to “heal” a person faster. I would be interested to know why this tends to happen on a biological level. Great topic!
ReplyDeleteI find this post very interesting because I also thought when I got a cold, or sore throat, I should stop exercising until I felt better. Now I know I can still exercise but just do less than what I would usually do. Thanks for the information.
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