For quite a long time, doctors from all over the world argued about whether playing sports during an illness is beneficial or harmful to the body. And today, if you ask different acquaintances about this, opinions will be divided. And, most likely, they will be directly related to the lifestyle of the person you are contacting. By now, doctors have managed to come to an agreement and can give an accurate and unambiguous answer.
Instructions
Step 1
Sports loads, even the smallest ones, have a positive effect on the body. Proper nutrition, sleep and fitness are three pillars of human health. Why, then, even at low temperatures, is it recommended to refrain from physical activity? And at school, for example, they are exempted from physical education.
Step 2
At the end of the twentieth century, medical scientists from North America set out to conduct an experiment proving that sports exercises for colds not only will not harm a sick person, but, on the contrary, will help an exhausted body overcome and defeat the disease. In the course of the study, the volunteers were injected through the nose with a cold virus, which provoked the expected appearance of a cold in them. After a certain period of time, when the disease reached its maximum symptoms, the volunteers were sent to a treadmill. As a result, it was experimentally proved that the disease did not affect the function of the lungs or the general ability of the body to endure power loads.
Step 3
It would seem that it was worth rejoicing at such an optimistic result. But this experiment caused a lot of criticism, the main one of which was that doctors used a too weak virus - it practically does not cause complications. In reality, a wide variety of viruses "attack" a sick person. In addition to damaging the lungs and bronchi, these viruses seriously affect the cardiovascular system. It turns out that when playing sports during, for example, the flu, a person runs the risk of facing heavy loads on the heart, overloading the myocardium. The disease provokes its inflammation, and the sport aggravates. In addition, any cold inhibits the anabolic processes in muscle tissues. Thus, exercise during illness contributes to muscle breakdown. And the effect, for the sake of which people usually go in for sports, will not be either.
Step 4
Is it possible to play sports in case of illness? Probably not. At best, you will not experience any positive effect from them. At worst, exacerbate your already unpleasant condition. During a cold, all the forces of the body are directed to his speedy recovery, you should not interfere with him, forcing him to strain beyond measure. Relax at home for a few days, let the body cope with the disease. Professional athletes will never train sick, this is the lot of illiterate amateurs.
