Some early Saturday morning food-for-thought ... When you’re a highly motivated individual with an exercise-related goal, it’s easy to feel obligated get a workout in when you’re sick. No days off, right?! But you might be doing your body more harm than good. Check out this article from our friends at Precision Nutrition about why it might be more beneficial to pump the breaks and get some rest. The Activate Body takeaways: -- Workouts are tough and stressful for our bodies! The stress of a tough workout can be too much for your immune system to handle when you’re sick. -- “Non-strenuous” movement can help you feel better and recover quicker from being sick -- Different levels of workout intensity can either boost our immune system or make us more susceptible to sickness -- Do you really want to spread your gross germs to everyone else in the gym?? precisionnutrition/working-out-when-sick
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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