Currently sick, when can I go back to the gym?

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prettyfishbowl
prettyfishbowl Posts: 1
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Currently have Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, had it since Saturday. I was wondering when can I go back to the gym? Do I do it after I finish my medication? Or once I stop coughing?

Advice please.

Thanks! :)

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  • vchibba
    vchibba Posts: 4
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    If you're on anti-biotics for more than 3 days, I would say it's safe to go back to the gym with little risk of infecting others. Buy this time the anti-biotics would have started killing off the germ.
  • red01angel
    red01angel Posts: 806 Member
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    I've always been told by doctors to keep the cardio really light while you have chest congestion...especially if you're coughing up yellow/green phlegm. Breathing hard while you have an infection in your lungs can spread it and make it worse.

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