Training while sick

[snommisjay]

What is the best way to deal with illness and training, speaking in terms of cold and flu season? I typically feel good working out but awful afterwards.

[Shion]

I wouldn't, if only for the common courtesy of not infecting the entire gym. Take the time off to get over your cold faster and then get back to hitting the weights, IMO.

[Cambero]

True. But if you workout at home, I see no problem with working through a cold. But the flu, that is another story.

[IndividualThoughtPatterns]

Choose either hospital or gym. :-)

[Horowitz]

Make sure you get more than enough food and water. Vitamin C supplements and that airborne stuff help too..

[Cambero]

...and that airborne stuff help too..

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[Carlos Daniel]

I don't train when I'm sick unless it's it's really light illness.

[Josh306]

I trained with a moderate head cold a few months back, and felt really strong in the gym and recovered from everything fine. However, I definitely wouldn't be training if I had something potentially serious like an influenza virus or bacterial chest infection etc.