Sickly moving

Got a headache? Blowing your nose every two minutes? Sore throat? Coughing? So you sit on your couch, wondering "Should I get up and get moving? Should I skip it today?"

As a general rule of thumb, if the crappy icky feeling is from the neck up, you can keep moving. But if it's in your chest or belly, you should probably get a bit of gingerale, some [low sodium] easy-to-digest soup (keep it easy on the belly and healthy too, so you don't feel even worse once you've eaten).

In either case, if you do get moving, you have a couple of responsibilities.

1. You do have to be sure you are able to keep eating to sustain the workouts. You certainly don't want to pass out because you were insistent upon working out still, but couldn't eat enough to get through them
2. You have to modify the intensity. Especially if you are experiencing dizziness every now and then. If you do experience dizziness, you might want to consider stopping altogether. At the VERY least, stop until the dizziness subsides.
   
3. You have to have to have to listen to your body. If it tells you "Whoa, I can't handle this" DO NOT push too hard. Stop. You will do yourself a disservice if you keep going when your body is GENUINELY telling you to throw in the towel.
   
4. You could, instead of doing something intense like a hard interval run or Plyometrics, plan to do a yoga video (the head-toward-the-floor moves might be a bit tough though) or just do some good intense total body stretching stuff. Whatever moves you. Either would benefit you.
   

When you are sick, do your best to try and eat right on schedule, just as you are supposed to. This is the important time that you will want to make sure you give your body all the nutrients and vitamins that it needs to bounce back. If it persists and you just can't kick it, consider humbling yourself to check it out with a doctor. It could be worse than you originally thought.