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For many, including this author, exercising out is an addiction. We plan our days around hitting the gym. However, when we are sick, the priorities should shift.

There are some myths to dispel when we talk about exercise and illness. We’ve all heard the “sweat it out” theory. This way of thinking leads us to maintain our level of intense workout thus sweating out all the bad toxins and virus’s that are causing us to be sick. This is simply not true. Sweating it out usually makes us less able to fight off infections rather than helping the situation.

Listed below are four reasons why I believe it is not right for a sick person to exercise or involve himself in any strenuous activity, though sometimes light exercises are also vital during treatment for certain diseases.

1. The Exercise Paradox: Just as we all know, too much of everything is bad, and likewise is it with exercise.

2. Disruption of Treatments Processes: Sometimes, exercises can also have a negative effect on an individual who is undergoing treatment for a particular sickness or disease.