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as above really. Woke up this morning with what feels like the start of a cold, but will It do me any favours going out for a jaunt on the bike?
Hindrance I find - sometimes they do pass over in the early days, so I rest as soon as I feel it developing now.
IME no. Why would stressing your body help?
Hmm, last time i did that I ended up with a right stinker, sore throat, the works. That was just a cool autumnal evening ride as well. Just rest up and let your body deal with it.
I dont think many doctors would tell you to keep exercising through a cold. I spent the weekend wrapped up on the sofa letting the bug do its worst.
A Cold??
Real men don't get colds they get man flu.
MTFU and ride.
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Depends how bad you feel.
I ride every day (commute) and don't stop for anything really, especially chesty ones. If I'm feeling ropey I just rein it in a bit.
I find getting breathless helps clear out the crap and usually feel better for it.
Before I commuted I'd have a chesty cold once a year that last a fortnight or so, and I'd take it easy to accommodate it.
Not had a bad one in 5 years and I don't think its coincidence.
Swollen glands, etc are a different though I've heard. Sign of proper impending grogginess so maybe best take it easy when that happens.
"man-flu" you do know this is just a byword for a feeble mind, right?
Common training philosophy is that if it's above the neck (ie a cold) you can keep on training. If it's below the neck (ie chesty cough) don't train as you can do long term damage.
"man-flu" you do know this is just a byword for a feeble mind, right?
Yes, I am male therefore...........
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Common training philosophy is that if it's above the neck (ie a cold) you can keep on training. If it's below the neck (ie chesty cough) don't train as you can do long term damage.
I seem to have done some damage, had a chest infection earlier in the year and despite being on antibiotics & passing out once while coughing I still rode my bike...bad move.
Every little thing now goes to my chest & I have a persistent irritating cough, and according to our health screening at work I have a reduced lung function :/
hmmm, query answered, telly/tea and movies for me today, everytime I get a cold it goes straight to my chest, for once i'd like to actually fend this one off instead of making it worse
I had man flu most of last week and kept commuting. Wore me out so took the weekend off from the bike and did sod all. It was great!