I just saw this in Google News, and I found myself wondering who thought it was a good idea. Here’s a guy who doesn’t appear to have any health credentials—Pete Longo just owns Anytime Fitness of Asheville, as far as I can tell—giving advice on exercising when sick and on an empty stomach on the pages of the local newspaper.
Question : With the weather getting colder and flu season upon us, is it OK to work out when you’re sick?
Answer : People often say that working out is fine if it’s just a head cold. This is generally true, but if you have a fever, body aches or other more serious symptoms, you should leave the exercising to the rest of us.
When I’m working out, I don’t really want people sneezing and coughing around me — and I would guess you don’t either.
Plus, I would rather rest up for a day or two, even if I just have a head cold. Then, when I get back to exercising, I can pick-up right where I left off.
Why? Isn’t this information we can get in dozens—hundreds—of other places online? Why here? And why not talk to, say, a doctor? Or a nutritionist? Why a guy who owns a gym? I’m not saying Longo is giving bad advice, I’m just wondering why this merited coverage and print space.
