The Israeli winter is already here and with it the series of viral diseases characteristic of it, when against some of them we do not have an answer of vaccines.
These seasonal factors cause a series of symptoms, from a mild cold and cough to pneumonia.
Most of the time we will suffer from several days of general weakness that will pass over time.
Since most of us continue our daily routine despite the seasonal cold, we go to work, run errands, spend time with the family - can we also continue our daily sports routine?
"You have to differentiate between activity in the gym and activity at home," says Prof. Amnon Lahad, director of the family medicine department of the General Hospital in the Jerusalem district, who, in addition to his occupations, defines himself as a "fitness addict".
"When it comes to the gym, you also have to think about the others. During physical training, the exerciser spreads much more viruses, as we learned during the corona epidemic. Therefore, if we come to the gym with a cold, we are spreading corona, flu or respiratory viruses in the air, and for that reason, the gym is certainly not allowed to go if we have a cold," states Prof. Lahad.
Gym, photo: AFP.
"As for playing sports at home, here you have to take into account the personal feeling. When we are sick, we have to let the body rest. During the Corona period, the researchers accumulated a lot of evidence that there are viruses in the air that cause inflammation of the heart muscle. The virus damages the heart and sometimes causes arrhythmias. Therefore, in any case of An illness I recommend not to embrace the body at all. In case it's not just a runny nose, but there are also headaches, fever or a feeling of weakness in the whole body, then there is a risk."
So don't do training at all?
"The answer is that it is very good not to exercise, it is difficult and as a fitness addict myself I know how difficult this feeling is, but it is better to let the body rest and strengthen. If someone really needs to exercise, then let them do exercise at a lower intensity than they are used to, that is, to push the body four degrees above the usual exercise which we do, and of course, only at home."
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