Working Out Sick
Being sick stinks, but so does missing your favorite Work It class. Β Should you work out when you are “under the weather” or just stay home and rest? Β Most experts say mild to moderate exercise is fine when feeling sick if you pass the “neck check,” which means that your symptoms are above the neck (for example, a runny nose or a sore throat). Having symptoms that involve other areas of the body-fever, extreme tiredness, muscle aches, and swollen lymph glands- indicates that you need to take it easy. “Bed rest and a gradual progression back to normal workouts are recommended,” says David C. Nieman, a professor of health science at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
-Fitness Magazine May 2013 issue
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