a simple chest cold but working out can further reduce your body’s ability to fight it, and you might have even more difficulty breathing.
2. Do you have a fever?
If the answer is yes, skip the gym and call your doctor.
If you have a fever, the last thing you should be doing is working out. Working out with a fever can further raise your body temperature and take away from your body’s ability to fight the cause of that fever. If you have a persistent fever, head to the doctor, not the gym. You should also be focused on hydrating like crazy to aid your immune system in kicking that infection out of your body. If you head to the gym under this condition you only stand to worsen your symptoms and expose others to your germs.
3. Do you have Sinus congestion?
If the answer is yes, proceed to the gym with caution.
If you’re experiencing sinus congestion but otherwise do not have difficulty breathing or have a fever, you should be