Should i commute with a cold?

[gaz]

Had the sniffles since monday. stuffy nose and a small sore throat. getting annoyed at public transport but is it a good idea?

Throat is feeling better now but nose is still a little bunged up.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

depends on the cold I reckon. If you're the type who has to cycle fast, nope; also if you've got that type of cold that means you can't concentrate on anything (including traffic), nope...

I had a cold last week; still kept with the commuting; but I tend to cycle fairly slowly.

Don't push yourself though; and I'd keep the throat well wrapped up just in case (and the rest of you if it's nippy; I went out wrapped in pretty much an extra layer so the body doesn't have to keep itself warm as well as fight the cold and pedal).

 

[hackbike 666]

That's what I have been doing this year,keeping well rapped up.

 

[swee'pea99]

You have to show colds who's boss. Succumb to self-pity and they drag on for ages. Just ignore them and get on with life and they shrug their shoulders and go away.

 

[skudupnorth]

It's the continuous trail of nose goo that annoys me when i'm riding with a cold,other than that i keep going.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

It's the continuous trail of nose goo that annoys me when i'm riding with a cold,other than that i keep going.

I thought that was what the towelling on mitts was for???

 

[gaz]

i've mostly felt like crap in the morning and couldn't bear going out. got some vicks rub so hopefully that will help clear it up a bit.

 

[longers]

There is a stage of a cold when you can make yourself worse by exerting yourself but that's early on isn't it when you're battling the bugs?
I think that a ride after that when your body is just clearing up is good for . . . . clearing up.
Just check over both shoulders for other road users.

 

[gaz]

Just check over both shoulders for other road users.

 

[skudupnorth]

I thought that was what the towelling on mitts was for???

Never waste "ammo" !

 

[TwickenhamCyclist]

Quite like the advice in the following times article:

Quote:

“My suggestion would be to apply the “below the neck” rule. If you have fever, sore muscles or joints, vomiting or a very productive cough - symptoms that exhibit themselves from the neck down - then you probably need to avoid exercise for at least a couple of days. If you just have a runny or blocked nose, watery eyes and a light, tickly cough then go ahead.”
Louise Sutton, head of the Carnegie Centre for Sports Performance and Wellbeing at Leeds Metropolitan University.


Full article “Colds and exercise: stop your sniffling and get on with it” can be found here:


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5675597.ece

 

[BrumJim]

Seems to make sense. I've played football with a head cold before, but made sure that I am well wrapped up - to the point of sweating quite badly, and well hydrated.

In fact that is something that there does not appear to be any research on, but if I have a cold, I find that I am less affected by it if I keep taking small sips of water.

 

[trustysteed]

That's what I have been doing this year,keeping well rapped up.

been riding an Ice Cube?

 

[Panter]

+1

 

[BentMikey]

i've mostly felt like crap in the morning and couldn't bear going out. got some vicks rub so hopefully that will help clear it up a bit.

If you're feeling crappy, then it's probably best not to ride IMO.