Is it bad to exercise while sick?

[Elisha 1]

I just got a cold. I was going to go running in a few minutes (my work has a locker/shower area).

Any pros/cons about exercising while sick?

[Viking 0]

i would say there isn't much good about making your body weaker while its trying to fight something off.

I got the flu doing that.

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[Loonix 0]

if you feel like running, do it... I've had that happen several times, and it actually helped get rid of a beginning cold.

[Elisha 1]

Art, some guy named Brett showed up at Byron on Saturday who looked like your avatar pick. I thought it might have been you and you had shaved.

[Viking 0]

lol nice, i don't hear about alot of people that look like me.

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[simplyputsi 0]

It depends on what kind of cold you have I think. I won't exercise if I feel I have a temperature, but if I'm just stuffed up and have a little cough I find that exercise actually helps loosen stuff up.

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[Andy9o8 0]

I either run or work out at the gym 3 or 4 times a week. But now I'm at that age <> where it doesn't take much to turn a cold into bronchitis. There's a reason why doctors advise bedrest: your body needs to heal itself, and rest aids that. Last time I ran w/a cold it just got worse. No more. Wait it out; you won't lose too much conditioning. Better than a trip to the doctor's with bronchitis and a course of antibiotics that gives you the runs .

[Icon134 0]

Yes and no...

Light exercise might actually help prevent the onset of the flu. Part of the reason that the body typically has an elevated temperature when it has the flu is because the flu virus likes to exist at certain body temperatures. When you exercise your body temperature increases and as such it can help prevent the onset of a more severe illness...

at least in my experience...

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[windcatcher 0]

Actually, I think I heard this in my college fitness class...regular exercise helps keep you healthy! If you are really sick I wouldn't recommend exericising, but I am pretty sure that light exercise with something as small as a cold could actually help you get better quicker

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[Elisha 1]

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lol nice, i don't hear about alot of people that look like me.

He looked close, but not quite....I was hesitant but it was close enough for a double take.

I did my usual 5.5 mile loop @~8 min pace. Probably more important is that I should get myself to be at an early time relative to when I usually go to bed on a work night.

I was hoping someone like Chris Cowden could chime in...you know, as a runner.

[briguy 0]

you're asking for medical advice on a skydiving board?

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[funks 1]

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you're asking for medical advice on a skydiving board?

Yeah so? At last count there were 497 threads about skydiving on WebMD.

[mcneill79 0]

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you're asking for medical advice on a skydiving board?

Where is Frenchy when you need him? I just know he would know the right answer

[Icon134 0]

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I was hoping someone like Chris Cowden could chime in...you know, as a runner.

I'm a runner ... and I haven't had the flu in like 3 years... at least not since I joined the military and... get a ... flu vaccination... ohhhh... wait... yeah... nevermind...

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[kallend 1,678]

You have to ask? Well, I'm a doctor and I recommend no sex for a month or two!

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[Andrelr 0]

If you have a fever, then stick to light exercise.
Your heart rate tends to go up more than it would normally and you may end up straining your heart.