![]() ![]() Working out with weights has not had the same effect.īeing sick is no fun! But if you over do it, you will just prolong your illness. The research has shown that doing cardio when you have a cold has the greatest benefits. I've always felt better when I just do light cardio for about 20 minutes or so. I've never felt that great when I have a cold and hit the iron. Seems to me that working out with weights does not give you that cardiovascular benefit (except circuit training). When I've done a light cardio workout a couple of days after the worst of the cold is over, I feel a lot better. You are there to feel better, to keep moving and get the added benefits that working out will help you do. You are not there to get stronger, more fit or build muscle. What I don't recommend is that you workout with weights unless it's following the same principles. Recovery will not be hampered because it's a mild cold and you are doing a light workout. It will help to open up your nasal passages and let you breathe easier. In fact, if you engage in light cardio, you'll feel better. You see, working out when you have a mild cold is not a big deal. Not only was it irresponsible of me to bring my funk into the gym but Karma was paid back when my body couldn't recover and I ended up prolonging my illness an extra week or so. ![]() And not just everyday common cold sick but flu-like sick. Many people that I know of, including myself at one time, did some pretty intense workouts while sick. You just have a mild cold * It's been a couple of days and you are over the worst of it.You have a fever * You feel nauseous * You are highly contagious and in a public gym.You can workout when you have a cold BUT only under certain conditions. I've been in many public places this week and almost everybody I've been around at some point is sneezing and coughing and looks like they have a horrible cold! On one hand you don't want to break progress by waiting too long between workouts, yet on the other hand, you don't want to remain sick because the body will have to allocate nutrition in building muscle tissue as opposed to building an immune response." "I was wondering if workouts (cardio, weightlifting or both) should be halted during a common cold or if you should "sweat it out" as some say.Ĭommon sense tells me that the body should fully recover before engaging in an intense workout, but is a light day or a less intense cardio day okay? How many times have you asked yourself this question or been asked yourself? Who doesn't catch a little cold right in the middle of the week when your workouts were going so great? There's been many times that my workouts were 100% the best I've ever had and right when I was on top of my game - I caught some cold bug and it frustrated me to no end!
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