Missing work outs when sick
sibeluver03
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Tell me I shouldn't feel guilty for taking a sick day...right? I have tons of congestion happening in my chest. Stomach isn't feeling the best. I'm at a point where I *could* work out but would probably have trouble breathing clearly and I'm just plain tired. I know it's okay, I just feel guilty, like I'm cheating. I'm doing T25 and am in week two of Gamma. I haven't missed a single day until now. Maybe I can do an extra double to make up for it... ugh.
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Rest for goodness sake, why make yourself sicker for longer by exercising when you are clearly not well.
Give yourself plenty of time to recover properly before you go off doing double lots of intensive exercise.
Don't go making a martyr of yourself, absolutely no reason to feel guilty.2 -
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Rest!
I find it really hard when am sick - but working out makes everything worse, and illnesses hang around longer!
I use sick days as a challenge to stay within calorie goal, takes my mind off the 'not moving' aspect as much.0 -
I'm in the same boat. I'm a die hard exerciser, and I haven't been able to do anything for about 2 months now. I've been throwing up constantly and dropped 30lbs in less than 2 months alone. I'm even currently sitting in the waiting room for bloodwork. They're now checking for celiac disease.
Health is more important than not skipping a day of an exercise program. Remember why you started eating healthy and exercising in the first place.1 -
Rest is important even if you're not sick...rest should be as much a part of your fitness protocol as the work.
Not resting when you're ill is just going to wreak havoc on your body and make the recovery much longer as your immune system will be compromised...2 -
I've soldiered through mine. Kill or cure!0
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It's very hard. But the bottom line is, if you can't exercise hard, it's not worth it. Take another rest day.0
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MostlyWater wrote: »It's very hard. But the bottom line is, if you can't exercise hard, it's not worth it. Take another rest day.
So my hour long easy paced runs must be useless then.
OP I have a rule above the neck I keep exercising, below and I rest
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »MostlyWater wrote: »It's very hard. But the bottom line is, if you can't exercise hard, it's not worth it. Take another rest day.
So my hour long easy paced runs must be useless then.
OP I have a rule above the neck I keep exercising, below and I rest
Be nice. I understood what she meant. T25 is not an easy paced run either.
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In general, if I am running a fever or throwing up, I do not exercise. Otherwise, I go ahead and exercise. If I feel awful I tell myself I'll workout for just ten minutes. Many times I feel better once I start working out.0
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