5 Reasons To Skip Exercising While Sick

5 Reasons To Skip Exercising While Sick

Author: Steve Stearns January 5, 2015 Duration: 11:02
In this episode I take a look at 5 things you should consider when thinking about exercising while sick. Should you do it at all? Are there times when it’s actually a good thing to do? How do you know if working out would help or hurt your ability to recover?

On Today’s show you’ll discover…

A simple way, when you are sick, to determine whether you should exercise or not;
5 Reasons why you might want to skip exercising while sick;
Some different exercises you can do to help you get through a cold if you determine exercise might be just what the doctor ordered.
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