Working Out When Sick

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GIBride01
GIBride01 Posts: 328 Member
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:sick:

I have some lovely bug, pounding head and very iffy tummy for past 2 days. The bad news is no exercise whatsoever yesterday, able to do 3 miles day before but I did NOT feel good afterwards. Had maybe 1/2 my calorie needs last 2 days. Thinking I should ease off the exercise until tummy isin't ready to revolt at any second. What do other people do about exercise when you aren't feeling so hot. Just curious...Thx!

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  • GIBride01
    GIBride01 Posts: 328 Member
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    :sick:

    I have some lovely bug, pounding head and very iffy tummy for past 2 days. The bad news is no exercise whatsoever yesterday, able to do 3 miles day before but I did NOT feel good afterwards. Had maybe 1/2 my calorie needs last 2 days. Thinking I should ease off the exercise until tummy isin't ready to revolt at any second. What do other people do about exercise when you aren't feeling so hot. Just curious...Thx!
  • GTOgirl1969
    GTOgirl1969 Posts: 2,527 Member
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    When I am sick, I take the day off and let my body recover. Hope you get feeling better soon.:flowerforyou:
  • lisarae
    lisarae Posts: 113
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    If I am congested, I find that a good, light workout helps clear me up quite a bit. Otherwise, if it's the flu or something with an upset stomach--all bets are off!
  • MrsTomy
    MrsTomy Posts: 504 Member
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    You could do something easy...just a short walk or something. i try to do something small when I am sick, because I find it usually makes me feel better...nothing intense though!

    Hope you feel better! :flowerforyou:
  • TheGuardian
    TheGuardian Posts: 53 Member
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    even if you do nothing else, do 10 minutes of stretching. Being bedridden for two days at least for me can really stiffen up a lot of places.
  • TRLTAMPA
    TRLTAMPA Posts: 824
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    I'm starting to come down with the cold that the kids were passing around. I sure didn't want to wake up this morning and exercise but I'm so glad I did. Although I sneezed a thousand times on the bike, I feel great now! I'm still sneezing and dripping, but I don't have the headache or backache or any other symptoms that I would normally have with a cold.

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