It depends on the kind of sick--its incredibly important to listen to your body and meet it where it is. If you have a fevor and/or flu symptoms, your body will most likely need you to rest for at least one full day (often more then that) to heal as quickly as possible. However, after the first couple of days, and especially with upper respitory symptoms, walking can be a great way to get some exercise and to help congestion and bacteria move through the body. Gentle and breath filled stretching can also help to keep the body’s blood flow circulating.
When I’m sick, I still exercise. My form of exercise is running, so when I am feeling under the weather, I typically take it easy by slowing myself down and shortening the distance and duration. While it is good to maintain your health by exercising while you’re sick, it is important to not overdo it to the point that you are risking your health; which is counterproductive, so just do what you are comfortable with. If you are stuffy and can’t breath and you typically do cardio, switch it up and give your muscles some attention with yoga, weight lifting, and/or core workouts. Just remember to take it easy so that you can recover sooner, rather than later. Feel better and keep up the good work!
I pick exercises with the lowest effort, and if there’s not a lot of pain I remind myself that I’d feel better when I do it.
It’s really challenging to maintain an exercise habit while sick, but the secret is to keep moving and not fall for the coziness and temptation of the bed. By keeping you movement around your house doing small chores your body regain it’s powers and energy. You will even get better sooner than if you decide to stay in bed for the whole week. You can also do some basic yoga it doesn’t need so much energy but it will sure help keep you motivated.
Do something simple like walking, jumping Jack’s, and some core strength exercises. You dont even need to leave your home to do all the above.
Go lightly. Maybe stretch more instead of doing actual intense physical activity, or instead of doing leg day maybe bundle up and go on a walk for a long time. Work on your steps and breathing.
Unless I have a stomach bug, or am so severely sick I am unable to move, I will continue my routine. The exercise helps take my mind off of the sickness, and not exercising would weaken the habit.
It depend on how sick you are. If it’s just a minor cold, getting up to do a short and simple, easy version of whatever routine you do should keep the habit in place. However, if you’re too sick to get out of bed, it’s probably best to recognize that you’ll have to miss it until you feel well enough to exercise.
If i am badly sick i concentrate on getting well. If im just slightly sick like a mild headache or allergies i will try to get in some stretches or gentle yoga
I don’t, technically. I don’t exercise while sick, since recovery is likely a lot longer that way. I schedule the same time for something like stretching gently.
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