Training While Sick

Training While Sick

Nothing can bring progress to a halt more than when you are sick.

We are often asked the question, should I train while I am sick? The answer to that question really depends on what you mean by sick.

Is it a cold? The flu? Allergies? Most people confuse the common cold for the flu. However, these are different types of illnesses.

The flu is caused by viruses known as Influenza A or Influenza B, while the common cold is caused by viruses called corona viruses and rhinoviruses.

There are over 200 different types of corona viruses and rhinoviruses. If one of them hits you, your immune system builds a lifelong immunity to it (therefore, the same virus will never hit you twice).

However, you have the rest of the viruses that have not yet affected you to worry about; and there are enough to last a lifetime.