{"id":19552,"date":"2014-02-11T08:56:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=19552"},"modified":"2014-09-09T09:31:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T13:31:44","slug":"being-active-while-sick-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/02\/11\/being-active-while-sick-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying active while sick 101"},"content":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve gone outside within the last few weeks, then you\u2019re aware of how brutal the weather is in Toronto. This means many students are getting sick. Sadly, I am one of said students. For many university students, catching a cold per semester is practically a tradition. Sadly, when I\u2019m sick, I tend to put my life on hold until I get better.\r\n\r\nBeing sick can be a bit of a hindrance when trying to keep up with my goals, but it\u2019s not the end of the world.\u00a0I've found that with \u00a0exercise, the usual lethargy \u00a0that comes with \u00a0having a cold tends to go away.<\/b>\u00a0Being sick doesn\u2019t mean that I need to stop everything I\u2019m doing but instead, just change my pace,\r\n\r\nHere are my tips on staying \u00a0active while fighting a \u00a0cold:\r\n\r\n1) Stretch, Stretch, and Stretch.<\/b>\r\nNo, seriously, stretch as much as you can. Even if it means touching your toes and lifting up your arms, warming up your muscles can alleviate symptoms of soreness in your body. Even though having a cold means full-on exhaustion, I personally find that by stretching, I regain some of that lost energy and feel less lethargic.\r\n\r\nOnce I\u2019m feeling a bit better, \u00a0I\u2019ll try a drop-in \u00a0exercise class on campus. I\u2019m aiming for a class like\u00a0Stretch Works, <\/i>which happens\u00a0on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Athletic Centre (Free for all U of T students).<\/b>\u00a0I find that \u00a0getting out of bed and moving my body makes me feel \u00a0better mentally and \u00a0physically.\r\n\r\n2) Buddy Up!<\/b>\r\nOf course, having a cold makes you want to isolate yourself and create a blanket fort in your room. Well, at least for me.\u00a0But why not create a buddy system and make plans to hit the\u00a0Hart House gym<\/a>\u00a0after class, just for a half hour or so? I\u2019m planning on going to a drop-in class with another bed-ridden friend of mine this week. We can encourage \u00a0one another to leave our rooms and hit the gym! An exercise session with a friend \u00a0\u00a0can benefit \u00a0your studies too!\u00a0Physical activity helps me to focus on \u00a0schoolwork afterward.<\/b>\u00a0Believe me, with all of the drowsiness and brain fog caused by this nasty bug, focus is needed right now!\r\n\r\n3) Rest<\/b>\r\nCall it a day, or call it a night\u2014getting rest \u00a0is an \u00a0important element \u00a0in the recovery process. I know that I tend to be a night owl, but I also know that I need to defy the typical university student sleep schedule and go to bed early. \u00a0I start my day with \u00a0stretching to energize myself, and I end with more stretching \u00a0to calm myself down. When it comes to stretching before bed, this is when I \u00a0focus on yoga moves such as Pigeon Pose, where I stretch one leg out and back, and then lunge my other leg while bending it toward my inner thigh.\u00a0Doing yoga \u00a0before bed \u00a0helps prepare me for the next day by releasing tension from my body.<\/b>\u00a0I can already feel myself calming down just \u00a0thinking of the poses I\u2019ll do!. Namaste!\r\n\r\n
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I couldn't agree more.. VIA MULTITUDEOFGIFS.TUMBLR.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nEven when \u00a0sick, it\u2019s still possible to boost your \u00a0energy with exercise!\r\n\r\nMy dear readers: how do you stay active while recovering from a cold?\r\n\r\n\u2014Amanda","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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