does anyone exercise when u have a cold?

i have a cold brewing..neck pain ..slight headache runny nose ...stuffed head...the hot face thing ....ive missed 2 days ....should i get on the eliptical or rest/? will it make my cold worse? not sure what to do ......do any of you exercise with a cold?

Me personally if its just a cold I still exercise becasue I know myself if I skip a day then it ends up being another day and then another day .

I have to be extremly sick for me not to exercise .

I was told by my doctor if all of my symptoms are from the neck up: stuffy nose, sore throat, ear ache...it's ok to exercise but to take it easy.   If you have any problems with congestion in your lungs then no exercise.

The last time I was sick I had a sinus infection and strep throat and fully intended to go work out after I got the gp ahead from my doctor.  But I just couldn't drag my ass there.  I was too weak and tired and my throat was killing me.  So I ended up missing 5 days!!!  But I still lost weight because I was so sick and my throat hurt so much I couldn't eat much.

ok ty ! i may just do 20 min instead of my usual 45 ....just to keep the routine because i too go a few days its harder to get back in the saddle !

I vote no, I would love to lay on the couch and rest : )  but techinically it's okay. My doctor told me once if it feels like a cold or sinusy stuff it's okay. If you are just about dead or have it in your lungs you should rest. 

I can apprecitate your willingness to put for the effort and excersise even when you don't feel good -- because I'm sure I would be taking a week off. 

Trixie 

My doc says "unless you are in ICU and can't get up"  you exercise at leasat 15mins a day....even if it just walking!  I got a cold working on me, but I walked 2 miles today in spite of it!

i ended up doing 25 minutes...i got a bit winded because i cant breathe to good with the stuffed up and runny nose ...but i feel better mentally that i did it ....hopefully this cold wont stay long...early to bed tonight !