Working out with a cold.
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Miss Lee
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I can so relate. :-( :-( I'm still getting over a cold that is well into it's third week. It's just about gone but I have a lingering cough that has made w/o's all but impossible. I've really just gotten back into cardio this week.
I think all you can do is tough it out. Drink lots, and lots of fluids, take vitamins, rest, use meds if you need to...and did I say fluids and rest!?
While in the thick of it I did nothing, then as I started to feel better I tried light cardio--Leslie Sansone--and took some walks outside. Too much cardio just stirred up the cough and it wasn't worth it.
I hope you feel better soon
Michele
I think all you can do is tough it out. Drink lots, and lots of fluids, take vitamins, rest, use meds if you need to...and did I say fluids and rest!?
While in the thick of it I did nothing, then as I started to feel better I tried light cardio--Leslie Sansone--and took some walks outside. Too much cardio just stirred up the cough and it wasn't worth it.
I hope you feel better soon
Michele
martijean1
Cathlete
Thank goodness it's not just my family (not that I wish this cold on anyone else!!)...
I've been doing the same...Rest, water and light walks the past couple of days...
Did I hear someone say 3 weeks?? Hopefully we have different variations!
MJ in MN
I've been doing the same...Rest, water and light walks the past couple of days...
Did I hear someone say 3 weeks?? Hopefully we have different variations!
MJ in MN
Caren - I know rest is the best thing, it's so hard though! W/o's are part of my day as eating is when I can't w/o I go thru withdraw.
Michele - sounds like you had a bad cold! Seems like your doing all the right things. I don't want to resume cardio too soon for the same reason - a relapse.
Oh well I guess it is the season. I think I'm getting the flu shot this year.
Thanks for your responses & feel better soon.
Linda
Michele - sounds like you had a bad cold! Seems like your doing all the right things. I don't want to resume cardio too soon for the same reason - a relapse.
Oh well I guess it is the season. I think I'm getting the flu shot this year.
Thanks for your responses & feel better soon.
Linda
Linda --
It depends. I've been so sick for the last 3 weeks that I haven't been able to do anything (almost).
Normally, I will just push through and force myself to workout when I have a cold. That normally works for ME and ends up making me feel better quicker than if I laid on the couch all day.
If I'm too stuffy or runny to do cardio -- then I will do some low-intensity cardio (like walking) and some weights...otherwise, the snot just flows out of my head while bouncing around -- which is just gross.
However, if I have a fever OR if I feel completely exhausted (like the last 3 weeks)...I will do very little working out. Sometimes you just gotta take a break.
But if you CAN do it...I don't think there's any harm. And, actually, I believe it makes me feel better quicker. Something about sweating it out, I guess.
Shonie
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It depends. I've been so sick for the last 3 weeks that I haven't been able to do anything (almost).
Normally, I will just push through and force myself to workout when I have a cold. That normally works for ME and ends up making me feel better quicker than if I laid on the couch all day.
If I'm too stuffy or runny to do cardio -- then I will do some low-intensity cardio (like walking) and some weights...otherwise, the snot just flows out of my head while bouncing around -- which is just gross.
However, if I have a fever OR if I feel completely exhausted (like the last 3 weeks)...I will do very little working out. Sometimes you just gotta take a break.
But if you CAN do it...I don't think there's any harm. And, actually, I believe it makes me feel better quicker. Something about sweating it out, I guess.
Shonie
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Fit_mommy
Cathlete
I just had a cold earlier in the week. I did NOTHING. I adjusted my eating so that I wouldn't gain any weight and I rested until I felt better. There was a time when I would try my hardest to push through it and exercise anyway but I have realized that it's not worth it (for me, anyway). I rested and got over the cold lickety split and was up and running again in no time! :+
I am a huge advocate of listening to your body. I had a cold for the past three days and since my body was telling me not to work out, I didn't. I feel much better today so I did MM. I think if I had pushed myself to work out when my body was asking for rest, I would still feel run down. Sometimes when I have a cold, I feel like working out anyway, so I listen to my body and work out (but not too hard).
I think it's unhealthy and counter-productive to push yourself unnecessarily.
I think it's unhealthy and counter-productive to push yourself unnecessarily.
Shonie - Snot flying around my living room doesn't sound appealing to me (although my kids would think it's cool) I agree about taking a break with a fever/feeling tired. I think I'll try some light cardio.
Wendy & Susan - Resting while having a cold is the intelligent thing to do. It's just so hard to do.x(
I wonder what I would be addicted to if I didn't exercise, I know it would be something.
Hope we all feel better soon.
Linda
I agree about taking a break with a fever/feeling tired. I think I'll try some light cardio.Wendy & Susan - Resting while having a cold is the intelligent thing to do. It's just so hard to do.x(
I wonder what I would be addicted to if I didn't exercise, I know it would be something.
Hope we all feel better soon.
Linda