Is it safe to exercise when you’re sick?

If you have a cold, Covid or the flu, here’s how to determine whether it’s wise to work out. It happens to all of us: your alarm goes off for a morning workout and you roll over with a groan. You’re not just tired – your body feels off.

If you’re starting to get sick, is it better to rest or push through an illness to get to the gym? And how sick is too sick to exercise? Look to your specific symptoms for answers, said Greg Summerville, a sports medicine physician at the University of North Carolina. “Your body is speaking to you,” he said. Your symptoms are there for a reason.

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