Do You Workout When You're Sick?

Do you workout when you’re sick?

You’re gonna hate this answer: it depends. 

Not just on you and your immune system but also the type of workout you’re going to be doing and how hard you’ll be working. 

For instance, I recently caught the plague that’s been going around because apparently my kid likes to share. 

The beginning was a general feeling of being run down so I kept with my normal routine, in terms of types of workouts I would do on specific days, I just didn’t push myself as hard. I worked on making sure my immune system was as strong as it could be by pushing my homeopathic solutions, like essential oils.

When the plague kicked up, I backed off. I gave my body time rest and recover, I pumped the fluids and bone broth and all the things and focused on being well. I know that working out when I’m that sick is actually counter productive and I could end up even sicker, and frankly, no one has time for sickness.

When the plague in its worst dissipated but the cough kicked in, I focused on workouts that weren’t as cardio intensive so I could keep the cough at bay in the hopes that it would leave. I knew that for me, the cough continually kicking back up especially as a result of my increased heart rate, would mean that the cough would never go away and would potentially get worse.

Now that I’m good, it’s game on. Back to everything being status quo. 

Here’s the thing: be intuitive when you’re sick and mindful as well as who you could be potentially exposing. If you feel that gross or have a fever, working out will do more harm than good. You know exactly what I’m talking about. When your initial thought is “I’m too sick to workout”, then you’re too sick to workout. Give your body time to rest and you’ll get back into it in no time. 

Check out my bone broth recipe to help boost your immunity!