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Do you skip workouts if you are not feeling well?

jt880
jt880 Posts: 163 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've had the worst allergies this week with the big thaw. Thought about skipping today but I pushed through it anyway and feel worse. How do you guys deal with this?
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  • MizzRedskin804
    MizzRedskin804 Posts: 10 Member
    I skip a workout day if i'm feeling miserable or really sore and just pick back up the next day. Hope you feel better!
  • grandma107
    grandma107 Posts: 70 Member
    Listen to your body, always. Hope you feel better. Blessings.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    Yup, I skip. No need to punish yourself!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Yes. If I'm not well , I know I'm not going to give it my all anyway. So I listen to my body and stay home when needed.
    ( my allergies have went crazy since Saturday . as soon as it got a little warmer here in jersey , I felt bad really fast. My doctor predicted that this allergy season will be very bad in the north east )
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    Yes. I've had a sore throat and been really tired for a couple days. I pushed through my workout yesterday but I'm thinking I shouldn't have. I was cranky during and after and just wasn't into it. I'm taking tonight off for sure though.
  • Angie4rmdOC2IE
    Angie4rmdOC2IE Posts: 1
    Depends how sick I am. But if I am sick I will slow it down and at least get a slow cardio workout something not too stressful.
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    depends on how sick i am. If im tossing my cookies or visting the bathroom more often than not i take a day off or so to recover. if im just stuffy or just not feeling normal i still go and do something and hit the sauna for a while.
  • tat2cookie
    tat2cookie Posts: 1,899 Member
    I agreements listening to your body and knowing your limits. If I'm feverish or having stomach problems I'll skip. Head colds I'll usually just take it down a couple notches. I had a head cold last week so I just did some light yoga and walked instead of ran.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    Given how important sleep is, I’ll opt for sleep over a workout if I’m not going to be able to give my all at the gym or the box.
  • KingRat79
    KingRat79 Posts: 125 Member
    no, I haven't skipped a work out due to ill health, then again I'm fairly healthy and haven't really been sick in the last few years. in any case unless I am on deaths door I would still prefer to workout but just use the opportunity to have a de-load week
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    It's up to the individual but I've always found that the workout helps me feel better. So I've never skipped one due to being sick/under the weather. But I'm not very bright either.
  • barbiereynolds701
    barbiereynolds701 Posts: 98 Member
    Ben slightly stuffy for a couple days but haven't missed any workouts yet. If my allergies kick in tho I'm out! Been taking allergy meds just incase the thaw here is bad
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Depends on the "not well".
  • phogbear
    phogbear Posts: 30 Member
    I'll do a light workout if I'm not feeling up to it. A light jog or walk the dog an extra couple of miles. I hate missing workouts, but I've made things worse by not listening to my body as others have said. Don't do what I did!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I don't know. I listen to my body. I've gone to the gym with a fever before and my Aunt yelled at me for putting other people at risk of getting sick. There are days when I don't feel good and I tell myself to just go to the gym, but do whatever I feel like-even if it's not on the agenda for the day. Sometimes, I know I just can't go, and don't.

  • wwstewart
    wwstewart Posts: 136 Member
    Pfft. When I'm feeling ill, I usually skip about 6 months of workout days. I'm bad at this.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    as long as im not coughing or sneezing or otherwise expelling nasty germs, and i feel up to it, i go. i can wipe down a machine super good, but if stuff is coming out, stick with a walk (or something else away from people) or just rest if thats what you need! LOL
  • slucki01
    slucki01 Posts: 284 Member
    If I'm sick I skip, or take it easy. I don't skip when my allergies are kicking up -- I don't consider this being sick.
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    Yes! If you are hurting or feeling sick, give your body a rest and drink plenty of water.
  • fearlessleader104
    fearlessleader104 Posts: 723 Member
    I skip even when I'm well
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    I skip if I have a fever, if I feel weak, or if I have a really bad headache (the kind where you can feel your pulse in your neck and it hurts to breathe... yeah, not conducive to running). I've found that if I just have allergies or a cold, running helps get things moving and cleared out faster. I picked up a cold from my family when I went home for Christmas, but I ran through it and cleared it out in a week, whereas they were sick for three weeks!
  • akirkman86
    akirkman86 Posts: 89 Member
    I will usually still try to get out there but maybe do a lighter workout (a shorter run, etc.). If you're exercising and feel like you're going to die, dial it back a notch!
  • Adc7225
    Adc7225 Posts: 1,318 Member
    No, not really from being sick but I do take my rest day at random, that sort of gives me a floating sick day!

    My allergies liked to killed me about 2 weeks ago but somehow I managed to workout with tissue and all :) Not really sure why, I guess I didn't think of it as being sick. I figure if I can workout through cramps then there is not much else that should be able to take me down.
  • 4leighbee
    4leighbee Posts: 1,275 Member
    I work out in a gym most of the time, so if I'm sick with something I could pass along to someone else, I definitely skip. But working out when I'm PMSing or just under the weather usually perks me up, so I try not to skip unless I have to.
  • drocknoel
    drocknoel Posts: 30 Member
    I generally base it on where I'm not feeling well. If it's above my neck (so like sinuses or a runny nose or something) I suck it up and hit the gym, but if it's below my neck (really bad chest congestion, puking, etc.) then I stay home. Seems to work pretty well for me!
  • grandma107
    grandma107 Posts: 70 Member
    fearlessleader104 wrote: »
    I skip even when I'm well

    Funny!
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    If you think you should rest you probably should
  • Larissa_NY
    Larissa_NY Posts: 495 Member
    thorsmom01 wrote: »
    ( my allergies have went crazy since Saturday . as soon as it got a little warmer here in jersey , I felt bad really fast. My doctor predicted that this allergy season will be very bad in the north east )

    I hope your doctor's wrong about that, but my allergies are on his side right now.

  • eponine1976
    eponine1976 Posts: 143 Member
    I skip when I'm sick, however part of that is about 95% of the time when I'm sick it is either bronchitis or pneumonia with asthma complications. Can't exercise if I can't breathe. I will also skip if I have a fever or am experiencing extreme fatigue (not just feeling lazy but true severe fatigue which doctors think is likely linked to my chemo)
  • AushaDahh
    AushaDahh Posts: 5
    Yup I skip.
    A couple days ago I felt like death! I was way sore, dizzy, and did even wanna eat anything! But the next day I picked right back up and did what I had to do!
    Id for sure listen to your body. Hope you feel better! (:
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