How To Workout While You Are Sick

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Fall and winter are fast approaching, which means the cold and flu season is about to begin yet again. This can pose as a problem. First of all, because it means you will probably get sick. Which is no fun at all, and drags you down for days or weeks on end. Quite the damper on your life. Secondly, it means that you can't workout! Because almost any doctor will tell you to take it easy, rest, and refrain from any physical activity. But that's where this article comes in. Here's how to workout while you are sick.

Step One:


Make sure that you get enough fluids. This means water, juices, and tea. Not soda, coffee, or milkshakes. Keep them healthy. What the fluids do is flush the virus out of your system faster, and help increase your bodies reaction to fighting it off. That way you can be working out at full capacity in no time!

Step Two:


Rest, but not too much. Just make sure that you get enough quality sleep, and that in general, you take it easy. That way when it comes to working out, you can go harder.

Step Three:


Alright, how to workout while you are sick. First, the warm up. You don't want to burn yourself out before you even get started. Just do something light. Maybe some drills, a very light 5 minute run on the treadmill, or a quick jump rope session.

After you do that, do some light stretching. You don't want to pull any muscles or ligaments. Stretching is good for your general health anyway.

Step Four:

Now, you can get started with your routine. But, since you've got the sniffles, we're going to change it up a tad. As far as sets and reps go, those can stay the same. Or if you want, you can take some off. But the weight and intensity is what we are going to change.

First, how much weight to change. Instead of lifting at 70%, 80%, or 85%, today, you're just going to lift at 45%. This way you can still work your muscles, and not risk getting yourself sicker. You're not trying to build muscle today, just maintain it.

Now, if you are on a weight loss routine. All you're going to do is cut the time and intensity in half. If you normally run for 30 minutes at 7 mph. Then today, you will run for 15 minutes at 3.5 mph. Again, you still get a workout, just not a hard one. Although, unlike muscle, you still might burn some fat.

There you have it. How to workout while you are sick. Just take your time and stay with it.

Dedication is Everything.

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Keep Going With It (and contest info)!

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http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/gc69/stdin/2008/11/

Keeping with your workout for the first few weeks is not easy, but once you get past those few weeks, it's a breeze. Because by then it has become a habit to go to the gym regularly. I like to call these first few weeks of a new workout program, initiation. This is where the people that are truly determined to be fit, surpass the ones who are just doing to go with the crowd, or to look cool. As I have said before, you must do it for yourself. Nothing else. 

Do you think I was just able to put this blog together, and then it would design and type itself? No, I don't think so. I had to put in a lot of hard work, effort, and DEDICATION! I spend all of my free time working on this blog, and marketing it every single way I can. To help get the word out about it, so everyone can be fit. It would be great if you pass the word on. Such as a Tweet, a post on Facebook, Stumble, or a Digg. All of this would be wonderful. Because, with your help, this can be the main resource when it comes to fitness and nutrition. That would be absolutely amazing.

I have also been considering creating a contest, to see who can genuinely market the website the best, and help create the most awareness for it. If you are interested, and would like me to seriously consider it, then leave a comment. Also, if you have ideas for a good prize, leave a comment for that too! If enough people agree, then I will write up some stuff for it.

Help us become the number one resource on the web!

Keep dedicated!

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Keep with it!

Come you can do it! Just make sure you keep with the program. The first few weeks are always the hardest to keep dedicated to, but you can make it. Just make sure that you are following a set schedule, whether or not you have finished creating a routine. Or you can use one off of here. Don't slack on working out, or on you nutrition plan. If you need some help sticking to your program, then look at the How To Stay Dedicated To Your Workout post for some guidance.

So keep dedicated, and everything will pay off in the end! Keep checking back for more routines and nutrition plans.

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How To Stay Dedicated To Your Workout

Have you ever had that sudden motivation to jump off the couch and run down to the gym and workout? No. Hmm. Well if you haven't had that, surely you have started a workout program. Then a week or two later, you start to slack and eventually quit. Next thing you know your back on the couch.


But don't worry, you're not alone. This happens to almost every person at one point or another. Whether it's your first try, or your hundredth. Losing motivation to a workout happens all the time. This article is here to show you how to not let it happen.

Step 1: Get A Workout Partner.

Studies have shown that people who workout with someone else are more likely to go through with their workout program, and therefore see results.

Step 2: Join A Gym.

This gives you access to all the equipment that you need to workout. That way you can't find any excuses. Like the dumbbells are buried somewhere in your bedroom? Also, since you're paying, you will want to get your money's worth.

Step 3: Make A Routine.

Don't just go into the gym, slap some plates on the barbell, and do some presses. Go in there armed and ready. Take the time to think out a routine that will get you the results that you want. Then follow it.

Step 4: Patience.

You're not going to look slim, fit, and muscular after one workout. Set up a reasonable goal that you know is attainable. If you set the bar too high, you won't be able to reach it, and your will get discouraged and quit.

Step 5: Do It For Yourself.

Sure, that cutie next door is a great way to get you motivated. But it sure as heck won't get you to the finish line. Your motivation has to come from deep within. You have to want to be fit for your self being, and your level of health. Nothing else.

If you follow these 5 simple steps to stay dedicated to your workout. You will see results, and continue to see results for the rest of your journey.

All eyes on you!

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How's Your Exercise Program Going?

Hello, everyone. I'm just checking to see how everyones workout program is going. Have you started it yet? Or are you waiting until Monday to do that? Just make sure that your start it soon, and that you keep at your fitness goal. Whether muscle or fat. Speaking of fat, the fat loss workout should be up in a day or too. Keep dedicated, and keep fit!

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