Going to the Gym with a stuffy nose?

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  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Would you appreciate someone coming to the gym and working out next to you, touching the weights when sick? Stay home and get better. That is all.
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    That is why I like my gym at work, only a few people actually use it... but it is still pretty gross if you really start thinking about germs...
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    Just a stuffy nose, you should go, you paid your dues :)
  • Misiaxcore
    Misiaxcore Posts: 659 Member
    I actually can't stand when people with colds are near me, especially in places like a gym (but I don't go to the gym lol). I had a VERY weak immune system. I would catch colds like every month, even in the summer time when it was over 30 degrees out (Celsius for you Americans who think everything is in Fahrenheit). But now that I'm healthier I don't get full out sick :) But it still bothers me when sick people are near me.

    But if you're up for it def do some sort of workout. I found that running or doing a workout DVD helped clear my nose for a little bit.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    Yes, rule of thumb is as long as your sickness is above your chest, it's ok to work out -- if it's in your chest, you should listen to your body and give it a rest for a day or two.
  • ehunte
    ehunte Posts: 125 Member
    As long as your nose isn't doing more running than you - go!
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I'd go. I always go. Since I probably got infected there, I want to return the favor. Often times I feel better when I leave the gym. Clears up my sinuses.
  • bprague
    bprague Posts: 564 Member
    Hmm, my stuffy noses get cleared out better when I work out than with any medication. Just make sure to wipe down your machines and all that courteous stuff.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    I stay home and get the rest, pIus I don't wanna be a jerk and get someone eIse sick

    ^This.

    This. I wouldn't be happy with you if you made me sick.
  • willnorton
    willnorton Posts: 995 Member
    I cant stand to see people who that are a "little sick with a stuffy nose" that come to the gym and put their germy hands all over the equipment ...usually not ever wiping them off after use...you come in and cough and or breathe all over the well ones.....

    you dont think you are contagious but you are not really sure.....do the rest of us a favor..STAY HOME..PLEASE!

    all of you who said go to the gym...please think about it and give the rest of us a break and stay home...you are not going to wither away if you dont go for a couple of days...



    STAY HOME!
  • zeeeb
    zeeeb Posts: 805 Member
    i try to go anyway, and if i'm feeling a bit wrong, i'll take it easy and do a light session instead of an intense session. i've been doing that all week this week, just cardio, nothing to strenuous... just to keep the motivation up, i actually tend to feel a bit better than if i'd sat home all day moping around.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    I guess it depends on how sick I feel. If it's just a mild cold, yes. I actually feel better after working out. But if it feels like it might turn into the flu- no. I say home and get as much rest as possible.

    Besides, let's be honest. There's already a **** ton of germs at the gym. When you compare it to other things we touch every day like doorknobs, public bathrooms, etc, I doubt it's any germy-er. If I wouldn't stay home from work or school sick, I probably won't avoid the gym either.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Sheesh! It's a public place and getting illnesses is INEVITABLE! If you can go to work when you're sick, go to the gym. Germaphobes can stay at home. Besides, you gotta build up you immune system anyway. So take your vitamins peeps. As much as you hate it, sick people are all around you... ALL the time... It's in the air you breathe...
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Sheesh! It's a public place and getting illnesses is INEVITABLE! If you can go to work when you're sick, go to the gym. Germaphobes can stay at home. Besides, you gotta build up you immune system anyway. So take your vitamins peeps. As much as you hate it, sick people are all around you... ALL the time... It's in the air you breathe...

    People shouldn't go to work either, when they're sick. It's thanks to those people that I spent a whole week at home with a fever over 100, and in pain.
  • RunRunRepeat
    RunRunRepeat Posts: 3 Member
    Depends on how sick you really are. My allergist always lectures me about exercising too much when I have a sinus infection. He says (and I quote) "Exercising steals energy from your immune system. Your body gives energy priority to your muscles, so that if you have a stuffy nose you can still outrun a bear."

    Love that guy.

    Take it easy!
  • Shawn_Marie
    Shawn_Marie Posts: 307 Member
    My opinion, just make sure you wipe down the machines you use. I would go if I feel up to the workout!
  • Misiaxcore
    Misiaxcore Posts: 659 Member
    Sheesh! It's a public place and getting illnesses is INEVITABLE! If you can go to work when you're sick, go to the gym. Germaphobes can stay at home. Besides, you gotta build up you immune system anyway. So take your vitamins peeps. As much as you hate it, sick people are all around you... ALL the time... It's in the air you breathe...

    Exactly, so why add to the germs at the gym? There's already enough.

    But I agree with the vitamins part. I would ALWAYS get sick 2 weeks into a new semester because my body wasn't used to the germs on campus after a week or two of not being there. I dreaded going to the library and campus gym because I could FEEL all the germs around me (this was last year before my vitamin and healthier eating regime). Now I take my vitamins and haven't had a full out sickness yet (knock on wood). I take vitamin C everyday and zinc every two days. Works for me, might work for everyone else who gets easily sick :)
  • tonicia
    tonicia Posts: 145 Member
    Sheesh! It's a public place and getting illnesses is INEVITABLE! If you can go to work when you're sick, go to the gym. Germaphobes can stay at home. Besides, you gotta build up you immune system anyway. So take your vitamins peeps. As much as you hate it, sick people are all around you... ALL the time... It's in the air you breathe...

    People shouldn't go to work either, when they're sick. It's thanks to those people that I spent a whole week at home with a fever over 100, and in pain.


    its a cold for crap sake....sanitize before you get on the machine if you're so stressed about it.
  • mkallie
    mkallie Posts: 110 Member
    Be considerate. If you're going to spew germs all over the place exercise at home.

    Otherwise, (wo)man up and get out there!
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member

    People shouldn't go to work either, when they're sick. It's thanks to those people that I spent a whole week at home with a fever over 100, and in pain.

    I'm seriously sorry to hear that. I have a good immune system and almost never get sick. Somehow, it always happens at the gym. I'll get sick for maybe a day, but it clears. I guess since most people don't listen and do it anyway, it makes it rather pointless for me to waste my time staying home. Thankfully for me, I can workout at home, but if I want to go to the gym, I just go. If I have a fever/nauseous (friggin' rare or never), I'll stay home.
  • CarolAnn0730
    CarolAnn0730 Posts: 79
    I think this is an individual decision - I've been fighting a sore throat and stuffy nose for the last 3 days and I've skpped my Kick Boxing class for 2 of the 3...

    Not sure if it's the right decision - but I am trying to listen to my body...
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    I have a good immune system but everyone will get sick once in a while. There just happened to be a horrible strain of this going through my work. When I came back after my week off, it was like a hospital, I kid you not! EVERYONE was coughing and clearing phlegm (sorry), sneezing, and generally being gross. Unfortunately my work only gives 3 paid sick days a year (can you believe it) so no wonder people feel the need to go :(
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    I have a good immune system but everyone will get sick once in a while. There just happened to be a horrible strain of this going through my work. When I came back after my week off, it was like a hospital, I kid you not! EVERYONE was coughing and clearing phlegm (sorry), sneezing, and generally being gross. Unfortunately my work only gives 3 paid sick days a year (can you believe it) so no wonder people feel the need to go :(

    Sounds like they should look into the benefit package.. 3 days? that sucks!
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    I have a good immune system but everyone will get sick once in a while. There just happened to be a horrible strain of this going through my work. When I came back after my week off, it was like a hospital, I kid you not! EVERYONE was coughing and clearing phlegm (sorry), sneezing, and generally being gross. Unfortunately my work only gives 3 paid sick days a year (can you believe it) so no wonder people feel the need to go :(

    Sounds like they should look into the benefit package.. 3 days? that sucks!

    Yeah it does! :(
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