Be Careful Restarting Exercise!

Ready to head back to the gym after being felled by Covid, RSV or influenza? You’ll want to wait at least five to seven days after recovering before packing your gym bag. You shouldn't rush your return from a viral infection.

You’re finally sticking to your New Year’s resolution to exercise regularly when you become sidelined by Covid-19.

Or maybe you’re a seasoned fitness buff training for a marathon, then have to hit pause due to a nasty bout with respiratory syncytial virus or influenza.

No matter the scenario, the big question is how to safely reboot your fitness regimen once you have recovered.

If you had a simple head cold or 24-hour stomach flu bug, there is not too much to be concerned about.

But Covid, RSV and influenza are more serious maladies that require a thoughtful approach to resuming exercise.

That’s because the three are viral infections, which tend to cause whole-body inflammation.

This is according to Dr. R.J. Turner, a primary care and sports medicine physician with UTHealth, Houston. (CNN)

So, be careful!

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