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Willie · 03-24-2008, 09:34 AM

I generally take it day-by-day and try not to make any plans. I'm really working on listening to my body.

If I feel tired and run down from fighting the cold, I'll either take the day off, or (more likely) go for an easy steady state session to 'sweat it out.' Not sure if that is medically advisable, but in my experience, doctors usually tell me to stop exercising as soon as I have a hang nail, and I don't listen.

If I have a runny nose and some aches, but feel well-rested, I'll workout at about 90% capacity.

03-24-2008, 09:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Willie Willie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 848 My Profile	I generally take it day-by-day and try not to make any plans. I'm really working on listening to my body. If I feel tired and run down from fighting the cold, I'll either take the day off, or (more likely) go for an easy steady state session to 'sweat it out.' Not sure if that is medically advisable, but in my experience, doctors usually tell me to stop exercising as soon as I have a hang nail, and I don't listen. If I have a runny nose and some aches, but feel well-rested, I'll workout at about 90% capacity. __________________ --- Kate--- Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.Theodore Roosevelt 26th president of US (1858 - 1919)