Well it's that time of year.... a sniffle here, a sneeze there, a constant sore throat. It's flu season and for a college student like me, there's pretty much no escaping. Even after being "attacked" with the flu shot from my mom's doctor-boyfriend, I've still managed to catch quite a cold along with the rest of my friends. All week long I've flirted with the idea of hitting the gym but the one day I tried to go I was rudely reminded that going to the gym sick is a TERRIBLE idea.
My chest burned, I couldn't stop coughing and once I was home I felt infinitely worst (and I'm still paying for it almost a week later). If you aren't feeling 100% then give yourself a break and let your body rest up a bit because not only is the gym a raging infestation of germs (sorry for the visual) but your body is working out enough fighting off whatever sickness that's made its way into your system.
Here's an article from CNN about working out while sick and why it's a not the greatest of ideas!
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