This topic is always up for debate. My motto is “listen to your body.” Sometimes sweating makes me feel better and other times my body tells me to lay on the couch.
Last Thursday I was feeling a little achy and I had a sore throat. Both symptoms weren’t severe and I attempted a low intensity workout. The next day my symptoms were a little worse and I chose not to exercise. Instead I rested, drank tons of fluid, and ate extremely healthy. By Sunday I was feeling a lot better. I still had some nasal congestion but my symptoms did not keep me from doing my daily activities and I was still able to exercise at a low-intensity.
Whether these helped me or not, here are some things that I think helped speed up the recovery of my cold:
Apples- an apple a day… (lots of other fruit too)
Avocado- a dose of healthy fats.
Tea
Light exercise
Veggies.. Especially Sweet Potato- my go to, feel good, comfort food
Vitamins- since my pregnancy, I have kept up with my vitamins and I truly believe that they help.
Water- my water bottle was by my side all day!
So all in all, exercise helped my cold on some days and other days it felt best to avoid working out. Again, listen to your body!
Do you choose to workout when you are sick? Was it a good move?
