Let me be the first to say, I will still roll up to the gym at my regularly scheduled time, even if I am not feeling 100%. But that is for MINOR inconveniences. Headache? Yup. Little tummy ache? Yup. Fatigued? You guessed it. Because honestly, a good sweat sesh can help a lot. I usually feel 80,000x better after a good workout and shower. 

When is it not conducive to my health? My headache is accompanied by fever? Stay home. I can’t keep food down? Hell no. Extreme exhaustion and my body is clearly telling me to lay TF down? Hell to the no. Stay home. Rest. Listen to your body. 

I feel like this is an important topic because a lot of people don’t know where to draw the line, i.e. when they should stay or go. When it comes to sickness there are two types: the “go-hards” (those that will go sick, and get everyone around them sick), and the “I don’t feel 1000% so I’mma stay homers.” The second, those are the people who can’t differentiate between muscle soreness / injury / sickness.  They are probably inconsistent in the gym, and will find any reason to skip. But the first group isn’t any better, because they are coughing all over everything, and probably not wiping down their equipment after. 

So, which am I? Great question! I am both. I usually wind up in the gym thinking it’s a minor sickness (headache, fatigue, etc) and about half way through the workout is when I realize I should have stayed home. Then I play it  EXTRA safe, and stay home when I could probably work a day or so back in. However I am proud of myself. I have been incorporating more walking / home workouts in, when I am not feeling myself. Listening to the ol’ bodice, and trying to treat her well. She’s an old girl, and needs extra care these days. 

Which are you? Both? Neither? Should I add a third category? Hit me up, friends! Until next time!