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Working out while sick. Good or bad. Part 2 by Jillian Kubala with Healthline.com.

When exercise is not recommended. While exercising is generally harmless when you have a mild cold or earache, working out when you're experiencing any of the following symptoms is not recommended. Fever.

When you have a fever, your body temperature rises above its normal range, which hovers around

98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or around 37 degrees centigrade. A fever can be caused

by many things, but it's most commonly triggered by a bacterial or viral infection. Feveres can

cause unpleasant symptoms like weakness, dehydration, muscle aches, and loss of appetite. Working out

while you're feverish increases the risk of dehydration and can make a

fever worse. Additionally, having a fever decreases muscle strength and endurance and impairs precision

and coordination, increasing the risk of injury. For these reasons, it's best to skip the gym when

you have a fever. Productive or frequent cough. An occasional cough is a normal response to

irritants or fluids in the body's airways, and it helps keep the body healthy. However, more frequent

episodes of coughing can be a symptom of a respiratory infection like a cold, the flu, or even pneumonia.

While a cough associated with a tickle in the throat isn't a

reason to skip the gym, a more persistent cough can be a sign you need to rest. Although a dry,

sporadic cough may not impair your ability to perform certain exercises, a frequent, productive

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