Can you do any training with Bronchitis?

Can you do any training with Bronchitis?

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Blue Oval84

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5,278 posts

163 months

Saturday 8th December 2012
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OK, I'm pretty sure that I've got Bronchitis based on the symptoms, coughing a lot, bringing stuff up, occasionally feeling a bit tight in the chest, blocked nose and just generally feeling crap.

I'm going to guess that doing any cardio at all is not a great idea as it's unlikely to speed my recovery up, or should I just have a bash and see ho far I get?

Apart from the cardio though, I should be ok with just doing some resistance work yeah?

Blue Oval84

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5,278 posts

163 months

Saturday 8th December 2012
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Well, I got bored so decided to carry out my own experiment to find out. Apparently the answer is that you can train, and you can even do cardio, but not very well.

Ended up sat on the treadmill after 2.5KM gulping Ventolin and at one point genuinely beginning to wonder if I may be about to have a problem loser Then I managed some basic chest presses on a machine (sit down, not lie down type) with a miniature coughing fit in between every set.

I may have achieved almost nothing but at least I don't feel guilty about not going now smile