Friday, December 26, 2008

Don’t Starve a Cold of Exercise

You have what seems to be a really bad cold. You are coughing and sneezing, and it is hard to breathe.

Should you work out?

And if you do, should you push yourself as hard as ever or take it easy? Will exercise have no effect, or make you feel better or worse?

A study reports that investigators found no difference in symptoms between groups with a cold that exercised and ones that rested. And there was no difference in the time it took to recover from the colds. But when the exercisers assessed their symptoms, people said they felt O.K. and, in some cases, they actually felt better.

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