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Should you continue to work out when you are sick? or will that make your cold last longer? i use a elliptical

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Dr. Erik Suh answered

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You : You can do a light workout but i would not push your body into total fat burning workout as that puts stress on your body. Just get the blood flowing, hr around 120's.

Answered 10/3/2016

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A member asked:

Should you continue to work out when you are sick? or will that make your cold last longer? i use a elliptical

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