Its that time of year. The weather is getting cooler and cooler and that means you are susceptible to getting a cold. It's hard to know whether working out could make a minor sore throat or the sniffles worse.
Sometimes working out when you are feeling like you be coming down with something makes you actually feel better. Other times not so much.
Remember these two things when you are questioning whether you should give it a go at the gym.
If your symptoms are from the neck up, ask yourself: 'Do I feel like working out?' If the answer is yes, then put on your fav workout gear and go. But if your symptoms are all below the neck -- it's difficult to breathe, your chest feels tight, or you're wheezing and coughing -- don't exercise. Give yourself a break and rest up.
Need to boost your immune system? Try doing the following things to prevent sickness and to make sure your fitness routine stays on track:
Sometimes working out when you are feeling like you be coming down with something makes you actually feel better. Other times not so much.
Remember these two things when you are questioning whether you should give it a go at the gym.
If your symptoms are from the neck up, ask yourself: 'Do I feel like working out?' If the answer is yes, then put on your fav workout gear and go. But if your symptoms are all below the neck -- it's difficult to breathe, your chest feels tight, or you're wheezing and coughing -- don't exercise. Give yourself a break and rest up.
Need to boost your immune system? Try doing the following things to prevent sickness and to make sure your fitness routine stays on track:
- Get your ZZZs. 7-8 hours a night. Your body needs sleep to ward off unwanted germs.
- Eat yogurt. Why? Some yogurts contain -- Lactobacillus fermentum -- and that means less than half the number of sick days.
- Move and Groove. 45 minutes 5 times a week will limit your chances of catching the sniffles
