Can you still run if you have coronavirus?

No.

It seems like a very strong flu. Strong enough to kill more people than any flu in recent history.

It does not only affect old or diseased people. It hits everyone extremely hard. Healthy people happen to have the strength to recover.

Probably you could not even attend work every day you have it. And you should not compromise your immune system while you have it.

Yeah, we're going to get it in urban areas.

disgruntledexes wrote:

No.

It seems like a very strong flu. Strong enough to kill more people than any flu in recent history.

It does not only affect old or diseased people. It hits everyone extremely hard. Healthy people happen to have the strength to recover.

Probably you could not even attend work every day you have it. And you should not compromise your immune system while you have it.

Yeah, we're going to get it in urban areas.

If he is diagnosed, he won't even be going home for awhile.

disgruntledexes wrote:

Strong enough to kill more people than any flu in recent history.

Nope.

Having a virus alone don't necessarily show any symptom, and even if so, it is mild in most people. The center of outbreak in northern Italy is a marathon runner, who infected his running buddy (and several other people that goes to the pub of this buddy's father).

Piano_Man87 wrote:

I bet if the symptoms are mild enough it's just like a cold, and you can run. It would probably boost the immune system and help you fight it off faster.

Or it could kill you faster, I guess.

What would you do? It seems to take weeks to get better. Odds are at least some of us on this board will get it.

Well, since the disease is not very well understood yet, you would want to take it easy so your immune system has all the energy it needs to fight off the infection.

free willy wrote:

Having a virus alone don't necessarily show any symptom, and even if so, it is mild in most people. The center of outbreak in northern Italy is a marathon runner, who infected his running buddy (and several other people that goes to the pub of this buddy's father).

Unfortunately the virus has to infect and destroy a few cells before your immune system begins producing antibodies for it naturally, as with any virus. Otherwise, a vaccine is your only hope for not experiencing ANY symptoms.

I'm a big proponent of natural immunotherapy. I like to take vitamins, water, and a lot of rest.

Technically, you can run. But it will be a very inefficient run. When I have a bad cold and try to run my breathing is more labored. It's not as much fun. More mucous in your lungs reduces the amount of O2 you can efficiencly absorb.

My rationale is that the more you exercise, the more you flush blood to all sorts of tissues which might normally be somewhat inactive when lazing around. Once your body starts to fight off the virus, it will have to do so in a lot more places if you have been working out and distributing the virus all over. So, to have a quicker recovery, don't make excess work for your immune system. You won't be benefiting from your workouts if you end up with a protracted recovery time!

short, easy jogs would be totally fine. it can even help fight off viruses

Piano_Man87 wrote:

I bet if the symptoms are mild enough it's just like a cold, and you can run. It would probably boost the immune system and help you fight it off faster.

Or it could kill you faster, I guess.

What would you do? It seems to take weeks to get better. Odds are at least some of us on this board will get it.

It's said to have an incubation period of up to 21 or more days, so you'd probably be running with it long before you knew you had it.

RyecorDone wrote:

My rationale is that the more you exercise, the more you flush blood to all sorts of tissues which might normally be somewhat inactive when lazing around. Once your body starts to fight off the virus, it will have to do so in a lot more places if you have been working out and distributing the virus all over. So, to have a quicker recovery, don't make excess work for your immune system. You won't be benefiting from your workouts if you end up with a protracted recovery time!

Blood is being distributed throughout your body regardless of whether or not you workout....

More energy spent running/strenuous activity means less fuel for your immune system response...There's a reason why they recommend that you rest when sick...Immune system cells require energy as well..you're only going to have a delayed/slower immune system response.

disgruntledexes wrote:

No.

It seems like a very strong flu. Strong enough to kill more people than any flu in recent history.

It does not only affect old or diseased people. It hits everyone extremely hard. Healthy people happen to have the strength to recover.

Probably you could not even attend work every day you have it. And you should not compromise your immune system while you have it.

Yeah, we're going to get it in urban areas.

The swine flu? Also, the death rate is calculated out of reported cases, there are probably many, many people who think they just have a cold, and who wants to get tested and then quarantined? If we had a really accurate number of cases, doctors predict a death rate of much closer to 1%. Also, it doesn’t hit everyone extremely hard, 80% of REPORTED cases are mild. You can even be asymptomatic (meaning you have it, you just aren’t having symptoms) that doesn’t sound like getting hit hard to me.

Bad Wigins wrote:

disgruntledexes wrote:

Strong enough to kill more people than any flu in recent history.

Nope.

Hey LRC staff! Please please please. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you can now track who's posted in a thread.... How about an ignore posters feature!