Do you workout when you are sick?

[jennifer BFL chick]

I have a cold right now, and I find that working out actually helps....

I have only missed one workout this year, because I was nasty sick...

Alot of people use a little cough or a slight headache as an excuse to not to workout

 

[MommaKin]

I'm more concerned with the fact you haven't posted any pics lately...
hope you feel better soon...
I at least still do cardio if I'm sick..

 

[dballer]

hahaha... I tried working out with kidney stones.. that sucked. I also had a popped blood vessel in my eye.. it got worse when I was doing squats.

No, when I get sick.. I stay in bed.

 

[Stillhere]

I'm more concerned with the fact you haven't posted any pics lately...

LOL

She is gorgeous....

 

[nevertoobig]

this should be interesting, because im not sure whether to train if i get sick.

"Your bodies busy fighting germs, so recovery from weight-training will be much worse. So it probably better just to go really light or not train at all."

...thats what somone told me..seems logical.

 

[WODIN]

Depends on how sick I am really. If I have a minor cold I will do the sauna thing and workout. Last week I had the flu and had to take three days off.

 

[sysopt]

depends how sick I am

 

[Stillhere]

I usually go if I just have a little cold.
If I feel like shit then I stay home and eat everything in site.

 

[GaryWary]

I am finding it hard to motivate myself to train when I am not sick!!! Still, body doesn't look bad for the rest... Training 3 times a week at the moment - all over body workout each time. Not far off 210lbs 9% bf (6ft) - so I must be doing something ok.

Training is not my priority at the mo...

 

[the People's Champ]

if I have a cold or a headache, I will go for a run keep the blood pumping, but if I can't get out of bed, then definitely not. I dont do cardio that much so being sick and running is a change of pace for me because I will run MORE when I am sick then when I am not due to the fact the I dont want to lift weights while sick.

 

[big4life]

Depends on how sick I am.
Cold? yeah I'll be there.
Flu or high fever? probably not.

 

[jennifer BFL chick]

when your too sick to get out of bed....of course you wouldn't work out.

I'm just talking about being a tad sick

 

[Longhorn85]

Hi Jenn. I know exactly what you're talking about, working out when you're a little under the weather. I find that a good session of cardio and drinking gobs of water will actually help me through the sickness.

 

[Y_lifter]

Sweat those nasty ass buggies outa there....

 

[Gilbyag]

no...

 

[mattcanning99]

jen - your immune system is already working hard enough fighting the illness - although i would like to say do it if it makes you feel better, i dont know if i should.

 

[Hannibal]

I like training when I am sick....but I am a sick fuck. Makes you concentrate even more. Havent missed a day of training in over 2 years...except for recently when my grandmother needed me to take care of her, and there was no gym near by. NEVER MISS TRAINING!!!

 

[JohnnyO]

head cold, sinus infection, sore throat .. yes
chest infection, fever, chills .. no

 

[GinNJuice]

yes, unless contagious

 

[hoeycow]

I rarely get headaches but when I do training is off. The strain of lifting is too much for me to handle. Other than that, I don't mind training when sick, I just think of other people too and I won't go if I'm sneezing all over things or spreading germs every where. No matter what though I always wipe down my stuff after use, it's just common courtesy.

 

[HighIntensity]

you should not work out when your sick...

 

[danielson]

hmmm....traditional medicine sems to say yes


western medicine says no


i usually do, weights if its just light flu, if its heavy then no.....i once got sinustus after hitting the gym hard with a chest cold


i try to avoid strenuous cardio

 

[manny78]

Yes I do. I cant live without it....

 

[mattcanning99]

hell no, i sleep my ass of to get well again as soon as possible then hit the wieghts with a vengence

this is probably the best advice