Exercising when ill?

Filed in archive Stay Healthy on July 14, 2007

I always say that you should exercise while you can because you never know when you will get ill.

I´m not sure about you but when I get ill I get really ill. So for me to even think about exercising is far away. I also think that it´s better to stay in bed one day instead of tiring yourself and then have to stay in bed for a week.

When you get ill your Body is telling you that it needs more attention. So why would you not listen to your body but instead go for a work out and make it even more tired?

But how do you know if it is safe for you to work out?
If you have a fever it is not advised to exercise, same thing goes for coughs and if you are feeling sick. If you have a runny nose for example you should be OK. If your body tells you that it is in pain then do yourself a favor and stay in bed.

If you decide to exercise still then you might put yourself in a greater risk to cause serious damage to your body and heart.

But don´t let your illness stop you from getting back into your training routine. Even more reasons to continue, to build up a strong resistance for future illnesses.

I´m ill at the moment so the only exercise I will do is watching The PAN Games on TV.
Take it easy if you are ill. You can always work out another day.