Peach Friedman
author, educator & trainer
intuitive fitness for women

That is the question…when you’re sick!

I tend to give the answer many other fitness professionals give: if it’s all in your head and you feel up to it, it’s OK to get a (mellow) workout in. But if you have a fever or symptoms below the head, such as a cough in your lungs or chest congestion, or body aches, you should probably forego any desire to shake your booty and instead curl up in bed with some tea and watch a good movie.

That said, my overall approach to taking care of yourself applies here too, that is, listen to your body! There is no one-size-fits-all answer to fitness, truly–the bottom line is, what do you think? How do you feel?

So why am I bringing this up right now? Yep, yours truly has been a bit laid up this week. I did my physical analysis of symptoms and they were, indeed, all in my head: sinus congestion, sore throat, no fever, etc., which would give me the technical A-OK to have a mini-workout, that is, if I wanted to. Which. I. Did. Not. Because when I took that physical analysis one step further and asked my body what she felt would be the best option for optimum health, she definitely responded with, SLEEP! Which I did. I took time off work, napped, drank hot tea non-stop and sucked on popscicles. Now this morning I’m happy to say that I’m heading up to Shasta for a hike this afternoon and a mountaineering class tomorrow. I’m glad I rested up so that I’m feeling better for this!

Happy weekend everyone!