A doctor gives their expert advice on whether working out when sick is ever a good idea.
spoke to Dr Claudia Pastides, a GP for digital health service Babylon, to understand when and how to exercise if you’ve been struck down by s cold.Why do we get sick when we relax or take a break? A GP explains why de-stressing makes us feel ill“There’s nothing to say that you shouldn’t exercise with a run-of-the-mill head cold,” says Dr Pastides, which might not be the answer you were looking for if you’re trying to convince yourself you’re too sniffly for a session.
It goes without saying that this information pertains to the common cold – not Covid. Given that many of the symptoms overlap, always make sure you do a test for coronavirus and isolate if you are unwell. That also means don’t head to the gym. Even if you don’t have the virus, it’s best not to risk it.There’s a common thought that going hell for leather on a cardio machine can get rid of your symptoms.
“Your body needs to raise its temperature by itself in order to fight the infection – you can’t create that environment for your body by going for a run or to the gym,” says Dr Pastides.How sick is too sick to exercise? If working out through a mild head cold is ok, when does that get bad enough to press pause on your routine? “It sounds like common sense, but if you’re feeling like you can’t get out of bed then I really don’t think you need to push yourself to exercise,” says Dr Pastides. When that cold becomes a
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