Should you exercise when you feel sick?

[ozbash]

But exercising with the cold or flu makes it harder for your immune system to do its job.

bollox, proof ??

 

[TooheysNew]

But exercising with the cold or flu makes it harder for your immune system to do its job.

False.

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

Suit yourselves, children. Only trying to help.

 

[TooheysNew]

Children? :lol:

Help by giving false information?

 

[Shorty]

But exercising with the cold or flu makes it harder for your immune system to do its job

As I said, numerous studies have debunked this.
It is a myth.

There`s a reason why people feel weak when they have the cold or flu, especially if it`s in fever stage. Your body is using a lot of energy trying to heal itself.

If someone has a fever, logic suggests that they'll be in bed and not even thinking about exercising.
The OP has a scratchy throat from a/c - This is like hayfever or a small cough - Harmless for low/moderate exercise.

Here

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/life_style/fitness_life_style/7135

Although more research is needed, most sports medicine experts in this area recommend that if you have symptoms of a common cold with no fever (i.e., symptoms are above the neck), moderate exercise such as walking is probably safe.

 

[JoeD]

Although more research is needed, most sports medicine experts in this area recommend that if you have symptoms of a common cold with no fever (i.e., symptoms are above the neck), moderate exercise such as walking is probably safe.

is there anyone here that thinks walking = moderate exercise? Is jogging/cycling more than moderate and should i avoid it if i have common cold symptoms.

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

It seems different people have different experiences, I guess you need to do a bit of trial and error. Just try to follow your bodily instincts.

You know that male field mice, once they reach sexual maturity, they will basically breed themselves to death. They don`t care about their health, it`s all about sex until they die from exhaustion. I guess there are lots of male humans like that too, who use exercise as a means of getting sex, and as such it is more important than health and survival itself.

What do you reckon, Ozbash?

 

[ozbash]

What do you reckon, Ozbash?

I reckon you are off your trolley.

We have now gone full circle with your theories regarding evolution, imunity, fever, and now we have mice exercising so they can get sex....

I think you should have a shave and lie down...

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

You cannot read. Never talked about mice exercising so they can get sex. I know more than a few words in a sentence can get challenging for you, but I`m doing my best to help you out.

 

[ozbash]

You cannot read.

yes I can

Never talked about mice exercising so they can get sex.

did so

I know more than a few words in a sentence can get challenging for you

I enjoy a challenge, keep up the good work..

 

[Shorty]

is there anyone here that thinks walking = moderate exercise? Is jogging/cycling more than moderate and should i avoid it if i have common cold symptoms.

A brisk walk will get you up a sweat.
Jogging is probably getting into high intensity and depends on the speed of the bike riding.

 

[JoeD]

Ok so walking is moderate exercise, whats light exercise? chewing gum?

 

[TooheysNew]

Yes. Chewing gum is light exercise...

A brisk walk is moderate. Obviously a slow, casual walk is light.

 

[BWNB]

They say if your symptoms of sickness are from the head up you're fine to exercise but if not give it a rest.

 

[ozbash]

They say if your symptoms of sickness are from the head up you're fine to exercise but if not give it a rest.

would that include migraines, tumours and bloodclots ?

or in atilla's case, severe psychiatric illness.... ?

 

[Simo]

They say if your symptoms of sickness are from the head up you're fine to exercise but if not give it a rest.

It actually says 'probably' in that link posted earlier.....not really convincing.

But if you want a rule, when you feel like crap and not up to exercising dont. If you think you are getting a cold keep exercising cause how often does it not turn out to be bad? Could be a placebo or something and you are likely to be fine.

If you are in the middle of a real cold/flu then dont go to a gym and infect the rest of the population, wait til your better, healthy people dont like you.

sh*ts me to tears when someone is coughing and spluterring and mucus snorting on a maching right next to you!

 

[Bastard Squad]

If you don't have the energy to have a wank then give the exercise a miss.

 

[alien]

i saw link about this on msn

http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=282508

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When to ditch the gym


Tuesday, July 31, 2007
By Michaela Ryan

Is it okay to keep exercising when you have a cold? What about the flu? With winter bugs going around, it's important to know how to alter your training if you do cop a germ or two.

Above the neck

"The guidelines are pretty easy," says Dr Lorenzo Masci from the Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic. "Anything above the neck — so if you've got a cold for example, a runny nose or a sore throat — then you should probably cut down your exercise by half and do 50 percent of what you normally do."

Below the neck

"If you've got anything below the neck, like muscle pain, joint pain or fever, you shouldn't really exercise at all until those general symptoms settle down," Lorenzo says. He points out that a cough would also fall into this more serious category.

"For example, if anyone comes in with a fever and a runny nose, I'd tell them to stop exercising until the fever and the muscle ache settles. Then they can start their training again at 50 percent once all those symptoms settle, even if they've got a bit of a runny nose or a sore throat."

"The reason we tell people to stop exercising is because if you exercise when you're unwell it can make the illness worse and prolong it."

There is a second reason Lorenzo advises his patients to stop exercising when they have "below the neck" symptoms. In the event you have an illness which affects your heart, exercise can sometimes actually lead to death.

"People should really see a doctor if they've got aches and pains and fever," Lorenzo advises.

Prevention

Lorenzo advises his patients to take zinc and vitamin C as a way of preventing colds and flus. But he concedes that this is controversial — some studies have shown that these supplements can improve immune function while other studies have cast doubt on the issue.

The good news is that if you exercise regularly, you're likely to improve your immune function.

"If you exercise too much, it can predispose you to coughs and sniffles," he points out. This is often the case for elite athletes who train every day, such as triathletes.

"But what we do know is that if you exercise at a moderate level, your immune system improves such that you're probably at a lower risk of developing coughs and colds."

So don't let these cold winter mornings put you off your exercise routine! It's probably the time of year we most need to keep our immune systems in tip top condition.

 

[dice]

You want to be wary of cardiomyopathy. The same viruses that cause your nose, throat, and lungs to become inflamed can also cause you heart to become inflamed without you realising. I wouldn't be doing anything that places too much stress on the heart.

 

[Lego_Man]

I read that it's ok to work out if your symptoms are above the neck (eg sniffles, sore throat) but not when they're below (eg fever, body aches, excessive lethargy).