Have you done it before? I decided to do it although I have some symptoms of a cold and stomach issues that last couple nights cause I have an interview tomorrow morning. Well, when Cathe says "You have some days better than others," I have ALOT that were better than today. Slide & Glide was more like sit & watch. If I had a fever or flu, I wouldn't even tried it.
Working Out While Ill/Sick
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nikkigiovanni
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I've done it before, but I did pilates because it's more gentle and on the pilates workout I did, it was all mat pilates so I laid down the whole workout. I knew I would've been able to do anything that required alot of standing or that was high intensity. Another time when I was sick, I did Stretch Max. Nothing intense.
RapidBreath
Cathlete
It depends on how sick, what kind of sick, and the weather. I think of it this way:
1. If I'm having IBS issues, I stay indoors with Cathe. Often, the workout will help alleviate my symptoms. Endorphins are a pain killer
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2. If I have a cold and I'm not having a fever, I just go anyway.
3. If I have a fever, no exercise at all.
4. If I have a headache, then I do the yoga. Increasing my blood pressure can make that sort of thing worse.
5. If I have a broken bone, sprain, or strain on an arm, I will do my normal workouts just no strength training, and no yoga (downward dog is out of the question at that point.) If a knee is involved, then definitely, no yoga.
I think of it this way, if I'm actually sick, then I need to let my body take care of itself. Thats not the time to add more stress. Exercise is a way to alleviate emotional stress, but bare in mind, that it does stress the body. In the long run, there is no real problem in having a few days off. I just took a day off last week because I felt lousy, and just did yoga. I wasn't classically sick, but, I didn't feel like it. Most of the time, I wake up raring to go, no problem so when I do feel like that, I take the rest. In the whole scheme of things, one day or the other in terms of my weight loss or my fitness won't make a difference. Its the general picture that matters.
The question that I ask myself is, "Will I feel worse or better if I workout?" Most of the time, the answer is "Lets go workout, I know I will feel better."
1. If I'm having IBS issues, I stay indoors with Cathe. Often, the workout will help alleviate my symptoms. Endorphins are a pain killer
.2. If I have a cold and I'm not having a fever, I just go anyway.
3. If I have a fever, no exercise at all.
4. If I have a headache, then I do the yoga. Increasing my blood pressure can make that sort of thing worse.
5. If I have a broken bone, sprain, or strain on an arm, I will do my normal workouts just no strength training, and no yoga (downward dog is out of the question at that point.) If a knee is involved, then definitely, no yoga.
I think of it this way, if I'm actually sick, then I need to let my body take care of itself. Thats not the time to add more stress. Exercise is a way to alleviate emotional stress, but bare in mind, that it does stress the body. In the long run, there is no real problem in having a few days off. I just took a day off last week because I felt lousy, and just did yoga. I wasn't classically sick, but, I didn't feel like it. Most of the time, I wake up raring to go, no problem so when I do feel like that, I take the rest. In the whole scheme of things, one day or the other in terms of my weight loss or my fitness won't make a difference. Its the general picture that matters.
The question that I ask myself is, "Will I feel worse or better if I workout?" Most of the time, the answer is "Lets go workout, I know I will feel better."
mini-natty
Cathlete
Hope you feel better soon JT
I will usually workout if I have just a regular cold. If I have muscle aches, pain and fever or any type of stomach bug, I refrain from exercise totally.
Rest and take care of yourself. You will be back to normal in a jiffy and then you can really give it your all
I will usually workout if I have just a regular cold. If I have muscle aches, pain and fever or any type of stomach bug, I refrain from exercise totally.
Rest and take care of yourself. You will be back to normal in a jiffy and then you can really give it your all