{"id":1703,"date":"2022-10-12T06:20:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T13:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weight-loss-center.net\/weight-loss-blog\/?p=1703"},"modified":"2022-10-12T06:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T13:20:43","slug":"too-sick-to-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weight-loss-center.net\/weight-loss-blog\/2022\/10\/too-sick-to-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"At What Point Do I Feel I\u2019m Too Sick to Exercise?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When do you feel you\u2019re too sick to exercise? Do you need to be bedridden? Is a cold enough to get you to rest instead of attacking your HIIT workout<\/a>? Are you at an all-stop as soon as the first sniffle from seasonal allergies begins?<\/p>\n

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I have a few rules to help me to decide if I\u2019m too sick to exercise. Most of them have to do with safety and ensuring that exercise won\u2019t slow my healing.<\/p>\n

When Am I Not Too Sick to Exercise?<\/h2>\n

Even though I don\u2019t tend to feel all that motivated to exercise when I\u2019m ill, I don\u2019t tend to think I\u2019m too sick to exercise unless I\u2019m really, really sick. I will usually tone things down a little, but I won\u2019t let it stop me altogether.<\/p>\n

The reason is that studies show that if you exercise while sick, you can give your immune system a bit of a boost while helping to prevent getting sicker in the days ahead. A study in the Journal of medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise<\/a> showed that when you exercise through a common cold, there aren\u2019t any negative effects on the severity or length of the illness.<\/p>\n

To me, that means that unless I can\u2019t even get out of bed, I\u2019m not too sick to exercise!<\/p>\n

How Do I Exercise While I\u2019m Sick?<\/h3>\n

I typically tone things down when I\u2019m sick. I may not be too sick to exercise, but that doesn\u2019t mean that I want to wear myself down to the ground. I know that I need to have the energy to heal. I\u2019m already usually slightly weak and winded when I\u2019m ill. To me, this is a sign to keep things simple.<\/p>\n

The first thing I want to point out is that I do not go to the gym when I\u2019m sick. I may not be too sick to exercise, but that doesn\u2019t mean I need to infect everyone around me. I\u2019m a firm believer in trying to spread my illness as little as possible. If that means staying in my home like a hermit, so be it.<\/p>\n

For that reason, I will do a yoga video, or I will go for a walk (treadmill or outside) for as long as it takes me to feel like I did some decent cardio. That\u2019s usually around a half hour. Interestingly, when I have a cold, going for a walk is often one of the only times my nose isn\u2019t stuffy. I feel like that\u2019s a good indication that I\u2019ve made the right choice.<\/p>\n

As long as I\u2019m still comfortable doing a workout, I will usually push myself to about the moderate intensity level. I leave the high intensity workouts for when I\u2019m feeling like myself again. After all, the point is to stay fit, not to risk hurting myself or completely hating the entire workout! I want to get better and get back to loving my exercises again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When do you feel you\u2019re too sick to exercise? Do you need to be bedridden? Is a cold enough to get you to rest instead of attacking your HIIT workout? Are you at an all-stop as soon as the first sniffle from seasonal allergies begins? <\/p>\n

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