OUR BLOG: Guest blog no. two from Tanja
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SuzyV
Since: Jun 2011
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*grins* - thanks, Suzy - glad the post worked for you! Sorry to hear about the flu - hope you're resting up well!
I was actually thinking of doing a post on whether to exercise when you're sick - especially with the nasty weather we've been having lately, do you think that might be useful for people?
I know what you mean about music too... I created a half-marathon mix for my very first Molenberg SUB half, and I still use that sometimes when I'm walking events.
Yes even in the rain! Find these days I don't feel inclined to get out & get wet, but once out its great. Went down to meet up with my Nordic Group in Petone this morning and walked up the Korokoro stream to the Dam. 8 of us. (9-10km) Runners, Mountain Bikers, People with dogs were either passing or coming towards us. We all looked a bit wet & hair looking nothing on earth. Bush & trees dripping with rain - showery. Stream below bubbling over wet rocks. Crossing over bridges when we were high & driesh!! (Years before one had to stone-hop tthrough the stream & slip in!!).. Was away from residential properties - lovely & quiet & one thought one was the only group that came that way until someone came round the corner of the track. Smelling the bush (& onion flowers!!)All the same ended up with mud on the bottom of our trousers but hey a great coffee & muffin afterwards at the nearest Cafe then it was 1hrs drive back to Waikanae eating a banana with the radio blaring & a lovely shower at the end &a healthy smoothie for lunch
Yes I have gone healthy - yoghurt, banana, orange, kiwifruit, raw egg & anything else I can fill it up with.
Great to look forward to after a walk like that!!
*soft smile* - you're doing better than me! I'm absolutely fine if it starts raining while I'm out there, but I find it SO hard to go from a nice, warm, dry house to getting cold and soaked! I'll do it if I'm actively training for something, but if not, I tend to...errr... decide that discretion's the better part of valour!
Your walk sounds absolutely lovely though - makes me want to get out of the city and into the hills for some *real* trails :-)
SuzyV
Since: Jun 2011
Posts: 49
Tanja - I think its best to not do any training while sick - I got over the worst of it before I did a bit of walking.
Casual - yes walking in the countryside is so much better - though having said that I love living back in town with footpaths [plus lots of reserves and Mount Maunganui] after spending years living in the countryside [we lived of S.H.30 - so not so great to walk along!!] and had to travel in the car to get any where. So I love it now that I can open the front door and walk any where I want to go - well within reason :-)
We spent 3 years fulltime motorhoming around NZ and a wee bit of Aussie and so have walked a fair few 'smallish' trails along the way :-)
*nods* - sounds sensible, Suzy. Back when I did my personal training course, they recommended doing the "neck check" if you were ever unsure about whether you should train when you're sick..
The theory is that sometimes, if you just have a headache or a little bit of a head cold, exercising can sometimes actually make you feel better. So basically, if your symptoms are all above the neck and you want to train, then you may be OK to - just start off slower than you normally would, listen to your body the whole way, and be prepared to cut the session short if you start feeling worse instead of better at any point.
If, on the other hand, you have any symptoms below the neck: upset stomach, chesty cough, muscle aches or nausea, then stay home, rest up and wait till they've all gone away and you're feeling better before heading out.
Playing it safe is never a bad thing though - being sick can be a lot like injury that way. You don't usually hurt your training by taking a day or two off when you didn't technically need to, but you can set your progress back by weeks (if not months sometimes) by training on a day that you really shouldn't have!
Sounds sensible Starfire. I remember years ago running with the Hutt Marathon Clinic. We used to go out regularly without fail too! There was always a 15km run or 1/2 up our sleeves. Remember I had a real head cold (flu!!) but I dosed myself up with panadeine etc. We had a timetrial on that morning 5km, 10k, 15km. I was all set for the 15km one as we were training for a 1/2 marathon. Felt great until it came up for the turnoff for the 5km, & all the medication I'd taken was starting to wear off, & I was feeling pretty woozy, so did the 5km timetrial instead. I actually got the best time! but all I wanted to do was to go home as I felt as if I had a temperature - so home it was & rested up for a few days. The things we used to do.