Should I work out when I’m sick?

Pedro_P

Depends on the intensity.
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Feeling sick
Someone isnotin the mood to go to the gym.
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▼ You know it the moment you wake up: Last night’s little throat tickle has turned into a full-blown sneezy, nose-dripping, red-eye cold. You had plans to work out today, but would keeping them make your illness worse? In other words, should you stick with your exercise routine or indulge in some rest? Here are a few guidelines to help you decide.
Follow the “above the neck” rule
Exercising while you’re sick will not necessarily hurt your immune system. In fact, if you work out regularly, then you’ve almost certainly done so while your body was fighting off an illness.
"Up to half of rhinovirus infections are asymptomatic, so you never feel sick,” says Bruce Barrett, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Similarly, 10 or 20 percent of influenza infections won’t have any symptoms. It’s very likely that you’ve hit the gym while sick, and you didn’t even know it. So just because youcanwork out...should you?
Even that issue defies an easy yes-or-no solution. "Nobody has really done the type of study that would be required to answer that question definitively," says Bruce Barrett, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Still, doctors have a pretty consistent set of recommendations.
Michael Gleeson, a professor of exercise biochemistry in Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences lays it out: “The general rule is that it is okay to train moderately if your symptoms are above the neck—that is, a runny nose or sore throat. But if you have symptoms below the neck, such as coughing, a tight chest, or joint aches and pains, it is best to avoid all but the lightest exercise until at least two days after your symptoms have improved.”
And you should never exercise when you have a high fever, Gleeson says, so check your temperature before you hit the treadmill. If it’s 102°F or higher, stay home.
When you’re sick, lower the intensity (▪ ▪ ▪)

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coolmoon68

it depends on
1. how much intensity( sickness)
2.how desperate u need money
3.what are the exemption  your office give in case of sickness.

soothsayer

technically a person who exercises seldom falls sick. having said that, if one does feel sick, it has to be evaluated whether the limbs subject to exercise would feel sore. in which case one should not. if it is a case of nausea or stomach disorders, a brisk walk serves as a cure

raospr30

It depends entirely on the physical strength of the person.

edenv

not really - and i never feel like it if not well ....
sweating, from exercise, while ill is not usually a good idea

mirzolino

I think you should get healthy first and then continue to work.

vikpan1133

Yes I think just take it easy for a couple of days and than get back in the grind

Buddha480

Don't do it - I have learnt this through bitter experience. Get well and gradually build up the intensity of your workouts. All the best - hope you get well soon !

ddumbre

No not advisable.

ebookreader

No..not good for long run