Should You Exercise if You Have a Cold?

[Guest guest]

You have what seems to be a really bad cold. You are coughing and

sneezing, and it is hard to breathe. Should you work out?

 

And if you do, should you push yourself as hard as ever or take it

easy? Will exercise have no effect, or make you feel better or worse?

 

Two little-known studies that were published a decade ago in the

journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise showed results so

much in favor of exercise that the researchers themselves were surprised.

 

The investigators found no difference in symptoms between those who

exercised and those who rested. And there was no difference in the

time it took to recover from the colds. But when the exercisers

assessed...

 

Continued here:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/01/17/don-t-starve-a-col\

d-of-exercise.aspx

 

Sheena Judd

http://health.naturalhealthinformation/