What is the rule about working out when you're sick?

If I have a cough am I 'allowed' to work out? It's mostly a dry cough (crappy throat)
..occassionally it's 'productive' sorry if TMI but I need to know!
I don't really *feel sick* or have a fever ..just the cough and the throat thing

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Posted by LR5883

If I have a cough am I 'allowed' to work out? It's mostly a dry cough (crappy throat)
..occassionally it's 'productive' sorry if TMI but I need to know!
I don't really *feel sick* or have a fever ..just the cough and the throat thing

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I was wondering the same thing, I went to the dr today for a sore throat and FH yelled at me when I said I was going to work out so I took the day off.

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Posted by evnme

working out could aggrevate everything. not to mention you could spread your germs....

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don't worry it would be at home!

I worked out yesterday and it was ok but that was weights..this would be cardio. I know this sounds dumb but I truly feel so much healthier when I work out and so crappy when I don't..I wonder if it would help me..like when people 'sweat out' a cold

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Posted by LR5883

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Posted by evnme

working out could aggrevate everything. not to mention you could spread your germs....

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don't worry it would be at home!

I worked out yesterday and it was ok but that was weights..this would be cardio. I know this sounds dumb but I truly feel so much healthier when I work out and so crappy when I don't..I wonder if it would help me..like when people 'sweat out' a cold

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Maybe just like walk on the tred mill instead of run? Lower your speed and dont do too much??!?

ok, I'm gonna do it!

If you are sick you need to give your body a chance to heal - otherwise you run the risk of missing more workouts- whenever I worked out sick, I wound up missing a week after, when I would have been better just missing 1 or 2 and getting better...