What do you do when you are sick?

Karlirosem
Karlirosem Posts: 73 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just pushed through a long plateau but now I am sick! :sad: Do I push through it and keep exercising? Do I do really light stuff like walking and arm weights? Or do I rest until I am better? Ant thoughts???

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  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    It depends how ill you are. If you have a bit of a cold I'd say exercise, it can help. I tend to keep going as normal unless I have a temperature, or am throwing up.
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    I would never exercise if I was sick. Your body needs its energy to help you recover. Any added stress is going to keep you sick longer =/
    Feel better soon! Take it easy, drink lots of fluids.
  • eponine1976
    eponine1976 Posts: 143 Member
    I always take rest days when I'm sick. Of course when I'm sick it is usually bronchitis or worse (like pneumonia) and my asthma also becomes a factor and without the ability to breathe exercise is pretty much impossible.
  • fitplease
    fitplease Posts: 647 Member
    Very light exercise if you have the energy. If you don't, then rest, rest, and more rest! Stretches are always good, esp. if you will be in bed for a while. Go easy on yourself though, so you don't stay sick longer than you need to.

    Don't forget to drink your fluids!
  • ShapeUpSidney
    ShapeUpSidney Posts: 1,092 Member
    For whatever reason, I (touch wood) just get these lingering low grade colds that make me feel weak. But I'm never sick enough to just take a day off. I have tried just walking and doing nothing else, but it seems like rest is best. Listen to your body.
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    I stop exercising and I eat more fruit and veg.
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    Relax until you are better.:flowerforyou:
  • tmorse7
    tmorse7 Posts: 24
    My coach told me the rule of thumb is if the symptoms are above the shoulders go ahead and work out. If the symptoms are below the shoulders take a rest day. Of course if you are running a fever stay in bed! Be sure and get plenty of water!
  • SpaceMarkus
    SpaceMarkus Posts: 651
    Depends on how sick. If you're super sick like the flu, rest. If it's just a cold I like to Active Rest (clean, walk around, etc).

    What I personally do is get some herbal green tea and Shakeology, along with some good low-sodium soups. Veg on the couch with some TV and I'm set :)
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Head colds I work through... workout, eat/drink, rest. Fevers and the like I don't... just rest.

    Listen to your body. If you feel like you can workout, then you probably can. If you feel like you're dying, maybe you are.
  • jennysmission
    jennysmission Posts: 391 Member
    My coach told me the rule of thumb is if the symptoms are above the shoulders go ahead and work out. If the symptoms are below the shoulders take a rest day. Of course if you are running a fever stay in bed! Be sure and get plenty of water!

    exactly what my trainor said...I actually went to work out today I have a chest cold and she sent me home..she said it could just make it worse or make the sickness longer!!
  • woou
    woou Posts: 668 Member
    :blushing: on the same boat here, and sadly, i'm still working out. i'm too afraid that if i stop, i'm not going to start again.
  • Jferg69
    Jferg69 Posts: 241 Member
    I would never exercise if I was sick. Your body needs its energy to help you recover. Any added stress is going to keep you sick longer =/
    Feel better soon! Take it easy, drink lots of fluids.

    I agree, your body needs all its energy to recover, take it easy for a few days and see how you feel...
  • mandasimba
    mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
    My coach told me the rule of thumb is if the symptoms are above the shoulders go ahead and work out. If the symptoms are below the shoulders take a rest day. Of course if you are running a fever stay in bed! Be sure and get plenty of water!

    Unless you are working out in a public gym, then stay the hell home! Nobody wants to see somebody sneezing or coughing all over the equipment, giving everybody else their cold.
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    well before i would have told you to just get better, but now that I'm sick with like a regular cold, I'm still exercising, I don't have a fever or anything, so just toughing it out
  • Karlirosem
    Karlirosem Posts: 73 Member
    Thanks for the replys! I love this website!:blushing:
  • catshark209
    catshark209 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I usually push hard six days a week..but today I have body aches, weakness, and just gross. I took the rest day. Last time I pushed through and my workouts sucked. I'm gonna listen to my body this time.
  • woou
    woou Posts: 668 Member
    Last night I felt so bad. Today I'm taking the rest.
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    It depends how ill you are. If you have a bit of a cold I'd say exercise, it can help. I tend to keep going as normal unless I have a temperature, or am throwing up.
    this is generally the same with me.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    I follow the same above the shoulders/below the shoulders rule. And for me, a really good run (or just some good cardio) makes me feel better than any cold medicine ever has. It clears up my breathing, reduces headaches and just generally makes me feel stronger and better. So I always workout through a cold, and mine rarely last more than a few days. (before I was working out colds normally knocked me out for a couple of weeks)
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