Quote Originally Posted by FreshNewbie
Hi All!
It might be a pretty silly question, and it probably been asked before. However, I feel like my case a bit different. I been working out ( doing cardio and weight training) for 5 years now, and I believe that really really helped me to not get sick often during the year. But of course you can't escape from catching this one really nasty cold with cough and runny nose and fever at least once in the summer. So, here I am, already sick for 2 weeks, and I am just not willing to give up exercising and biking just becaues of some cold. Antibiotics are my worst enemy, will take them only under my grandma's 3 hour lecture ( which i am not planning to have). So anyway, to make this short my question is whether any of you still exercise when you are sick, how do you prevent getting sick, and the most important under what intensity you can exercise??? As for me, I am way too stubborn and I will go in the gym even if subconsiciously I know I should take a rest ( call it addiction). Thanx to all of you for your input

Enjoy your rides
Well, I take calcium and Vitamin C... I don't stay out in the cold... I get enough rest... I don't smoke... I eat somewhat healthy (vegetarian)... and I workout 4-6 days a week.

I haven't had a cold in about a year or so. But... that is also because I changed my lifestyle from partying all night on the weekends... to riding my bike on the weekends!

Anyhoo, when I have been sick, I always REST and give myself time to get better. I think that working out will just make it so your body won't have time to heal.

OH... and I have also found that drinking lots of OJ when I am sick!

Best of luck in getting better... and give your body a little rest... so it can get back to it's old self!