Sick? Maybe taking a day off isn’t the answer…

Common sense would be that exercising with a cold is a bad idea; however,  research suggests that there may be nothing to fear from a workout when you are sick.  Lung function and metabolic response to exercise appears to be no different when you have a head cold to when you are healthy.  In fact, many research subjects reported feeling better after exercising.  So the next time you have a head cold, runny nose, sneezing, etc, you may want to consider a little exercise.

Read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/25/health/nutrition/25best.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=personal%20best;%20don’t%20starve%20a%20cold&st=cse

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