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Would you run with laryngitis?

katrinas626
katrinas626 Posts: 46
edited January 6 in Fitness and Exercise
I seem to have laryngitis and I'm wondering if I should hold off running. No real chest congestion just a weak voice with tickle in my throat. What do you think?

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  • _namaste_
    _namaste_ Posts: 246
    I've heard that for running when you are sick it's OK if the sickness is "above the neck" (light cough, runny nose, stuffy head, etc.) but no good if it is "below the neck" (chest cough, breathing/lung issues etc.).

    I have been running with a cold and it's seemed to help clear it up faster and easier than I would normally shake a cold. If you have no real chest congestion and don't feel it in your chest I'd probably go ahead and run but with extra care just in case.
  • katrinas626
    katrinas626 Posts: 46
    That sounds like a good rule of thumb. Thanks!
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    you are not a delicate flower in a tornado

    go run
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