Exercise Right After Illness
kathryn2130
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I am at the tail end of a respiratory infection and cold. I so desperately want to go back to working out tomorrow but I am worried about overdoing right away and making myself sick all over again. I was wondering about just sticking to yoga or pilates for a week and then back to my aerobics the week after. Any thoughts on this?
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I just got over a bug and am glad I took it easy. That said, you might not need a whole week off - maybe just do yoga/Pilates tomorrow and see how you feel the next day. You can gradually ramp things up or down depending on how you’re feeling.1
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Watch your resting heart rate. That will tell you when you are starting to recover.2
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You can always do low-level cardio too and see how it feels. I had a mild case of flu about a month ago. For almost two weeks after I returned to work, I still felt my lungs burning during workouts and endurance reduced. I cut back on everything but did not stop completely. Yesterday I felt “normal” for the first time in a month—and had the workout results to prove it. But that was partly due to the fact that I didn’t stop everything for the month. Be conservative and listen to your body.1
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If it was a cold, I would go back to low intensity aerobics this week. If it was flu, wait until you are really feeling healthy. I read something recently that said you can start exercising again when you are at 85% of normal.
FWIW, I have been dealing with a cold for the past two weeks. I managed to do 8 of my scheduled 10 runs. I just missed two days when I had a fever and arranged my rest days so I rested on the days I was coughing the worst. My runs weren't as intense as they would have been if I'd been healthy, but I was able to enjoy them.0 -
Im trying to get back into eorking out after having manor back surgery over a year ago. So far i am limited to walking no weights, no yoga, no aerobis activity.0
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