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denise_earheart
denise_earheart Posts: 354
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
workout even if you have a cold or are not feeling well???

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  • zlem
    zlem Posts: 92
    yep, I try to! and usually it makes me feel a little better
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    As long as I don't have a fever, and I'm not vomitting, I will. It helps.
  • ash190489
    ash190489 Posts: 587 Member
    Hey there, if it's not too bad than usually I would, however, I have only just recently got better & even got so bad I had to go to the doctors & she said no exercise for a week & to eat a bit more - I told her what I have been doing recently with exercise & calorie counting. So I haven't done exercise except a 20min walk with my dog on one occasion & I am feeling better already. After the 20 min walk though I felt horrible.

    I was feeling pretty crappy before I got a full on cold/flu however I think the exercise & not resting my body made me so much worse! I ended up with a stomach virus as well!

    Your call. But I am glad I rested up.
  • a_robinson86
    a_robinson86 Posts: 55 Member
    As long as I don't have a fever, and I'm not vomitting, I will. It helps.

    ^^^ Ditto :smile:
  • symegeer
    symegeer Posts: 143 Member
    My doc said if it's above the neck (ie snuffly head cold) go for it, but if it's below (ie chesty coughing or fever) then rest it out.
  • RockChick1984
    RockChick1984 Posts: 239
    I always do... find it usually helps get me better much quicker
  • SteveTries
    SteveTries Posts: 723 Member
    Absolutely not!!!

    I curl up in bed and plead for my wife to keep me topped up with soup, cups of tea and paracetamol - like all real men.
  • ImaLadyBiker
    ImaLadyBiker Posts: 28
    I ask myself if I'm really sick or just sandbagging because I'm feeling lazy. If I'm really sick, I skip the work out.
  • vaderandbill
    vaderandbill Posts: 1,063 Member
    sick = rest

    having a cold = working out.
  • Ten10
    Ten10 Posts: 223 Member
    Yes! I actually I encourage it.
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