Is It Safe For Sports When It's Not Good? Here's The Advice According To Experts

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JAKARTA - When the body is not healthy or not feeling well, exercise is often something that is carefully thought of. Imposing oneself to exercise can cause more severe body condition, or choosing to rest often makes the body even more uncomfortable, especially for those who are actively exercising.

Quoted from Women's Health, the size of not feeling well is varied and has a different impact on the ability to exercise. However, the thing that is certain is that the body will get tired faster because they exercise when they are not feeling well.

"This means that the strength and resilience of the muscles weakens, and as a result you feel weakened faster during exercise than usual," said sports doctor at The Ohio State University, Michael Jonesco, quoted on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

On the other hand, being silent will not always have a good impact on the body. The body must be moved lightly to help make the body feel more comfortable and fitter.

"Sports release a lot of hormones that make you feel good, regardless of feeling unwell," he said.

So exercising when you are not feeling well is safe or not is something that cannot be ascertained. However, the guidelines commonly used are neck rules.

In principle, if the complaint is not feeling well is above the neck, then generally it is still safe to do light exercise. Some complaints that can still do light exercise such as nasal congestion, flu, and sore throat.

However, exercise in these conditions also noted that you should not force yourself. It is enough for light exercise such as walking in the morning, while sunbathing to get vitamin D to strengthen endurance.