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Thanks for the info. I was wondering about this myself as I’ve been having a cough for the past 3 weeks.

I tried to work out once when I was just having a cold. Because I didn’t take a very hot shower after that, I caught the flu.

Anyway, I noticed that after I get either the cold or flu, my chest feels rather congested and I can’t seem to have enough lung capacity to exercise at the level I was before. It can be a bit frustrating but we must remember that our body needs to recover.

Yes, nobody likes to work out with someone who is coughing or sneezing beside them. ;)

Thanks for the info as I was wondering about this question for quite some time. I went for a pilates class when I got cold. As a result it made me worse and got to visit the doctor at last. I was warned by elderly that not suppose to do any exercise when get cold or flu.

My yoga teacher has also told us not to exercise when we are sick.
Anyway, I’m not that “hardworking” to think of exercising when I’m sick. Lots of rest and lots of water is the best medicine.

Thanks for the information! Otherwise I’ll continue my mistake forever. I always thought exercising will make my fever go away as I sweat. Last week I was down with quite a terrible flu, all symtoms mentioned above were significant including a lower, back neck muscle pain. So I thought exercising is a good idea. Naturally my stamina was lousy and feel very tired easily but my fever was gone after I sweated. So I thought that was the end of my fever, heck, but noooo…….it got worst after a few hours! My throat got even drier, neck muscle more painful, even worst fever than before because I feel very cold in normal tempreture. Luckily I went to see the doctor and I recovered the next day. Thank goodness! :-) Now only I know exercise isn’t a good idea when we aren’t feeling well.

Good post Mun. You have got it spot on when you say “Missing a week of workout will not deteriorate your fitness level significantly”. In fact I usually take a week off from the gym every 8 weeks or so just to give my body a rest, regardless of whether I am ill or not. I think it’s good to have a rest period a few times a year just to let your body fully recharge.

Good information. I’m in training for a half-marathon - my first real running adventure - and I’m like sponge when it comes to what to do and not to do. Seems over the years, I’ve forgotten how to listen to my body - imagine that! Thanks.

Excellent post! I have attempted to work out with a flu once and after that, my flu got much worse and I was sick for more than 2 weeks!
Lesson learnt : Never do any intensive workouts when sick and especially at the early stage of sickness for 2 reasons.
Reason 1 - our immune system already weakened from the sickness will have a uphill task of fighting the sickness if it’s further weakened by intensive exercise.
Reason 2 - it’s bad on our part to spread virus in the gym. Flu virus spread easier by touch more than by air, so if you don’t wipe all those machines you touched with a disinfectant, you will very likely pass to others. And since most people’s immune system are temporarily weakened during their workout in the gym, they stand a high chance of getting the flu.