Hi Cathe,
I realize you're not a doctor - I'm just asking your opinion. I get frequent bouts of sinus problems. Sometimes I can function great, sometimes they cause a slight fever & I'm not ok. During the times when I feel mostly 100% (little tired maybe), is it physically ok to work out? More specifically, if I work out too hard, am I taking the energy that should be used by my body to heal the sinus issue, and instead making it work to recover from the workout? Obviously when my body says rest, I rest. I just hate to have to back off my workout schedule, even for illness, and find myself unconciously beating myself up in my head during the day if I skipped a workout the night before. The rational Me knows it's important to rest when I'm ill, but I don't want the pesky sinus problem to rule my life, and I want to stay at a healthy fitness level. Also I'm just plain addicted to working out - it's my ME time.
Thanks for any advice.
-Marianne
I realize you're not a doctor - I'm just asking your opinion. I get frequent bouts of sinus problems. Sometimes I can function great, sometimes they cause a slight fever & I'm not ok. During the times when I feel mostly 100% (little tired maybe), is it physically ok to work out? More specifically, if I work out too hard, am I taking the energy that should be used by my body to heal the sinus issue, and instead making it work to recover from the workout? Obviously when my body says rest, I rest. I just hate to have to back off my workout schedule, even for illness, and find myself unconciously beating myself up in my head during the day if I skipped a workout the night before. The rational Me knows it's important to rest when I'm ill, but I don't want the pesky sinus problem to rule my life, and I want to stay at a healthy fitness level. Also I'm just plain addicted to working out - it's my ME time.
Thanks for any advice.
-Marianne