kckas Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Can someone tell me if there is a correlation between working out often (6-8 times a week) and getting sick more often? I rarely get sick, maybe once a year but in the past three months I've been sick three times. It started right about when I incorporated running into my lifting routine. I'm training for a half marathon so I can't cut the running out and I also refuse to give up heavy lifting. I just need to figure out why my immune system is not in top shape. I've upped my protein intake a couple weeks ago to 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. I also started incorporating zinc and yesterday I started taking vitamin c. I'm not sure what else to do. Any help and insight would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Can someone tell me if there is a correlation between working out often (6-8 times a week) Yes, it is called "over training". Physical stress ( work, exercise ) actually stimulates the human immune system, but like with everything else you can have too much of a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaine.q Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Another factor can be low vitamin D. Get the following blood test: 25-hydroxy vitamin D total. It should be more than 50 ng/mL. When I brought my levels up a few years ago, I went from getting colds/flu 3-4 times a year to 0-1 time a year. Be well,Elaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitrx Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Hey kckas, Totally been there ... I had a hard time getting used to "taking days off" ... but believe me - your body will love you for it and you will make positive gains in all aspects. I admit ... I still feel guilty having a day off ... that will never change. If you feel like you are being lazy (by taking a day off) ... do what I did and take up something for mind/body ... I am a musician to I dedicate 1-2 days towards my music and do not workout ... It creates a nice balance and allows my body to recover. I also echo the Vitamin D suggestion ... this is important. I always suggest getting a full blood panel (folate, b12, vit d, iron, chem 7) as a veg to make sure you are in top shape ... the proof is in the pudding! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kckas Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 My D levels were within range. It was 35 or so which was the low end of acceptable. My iron has been fine as well. I should have had my B-12 levels checked out at my annual but I forgot to ask. I haven't been sick in almost two months now. I'm definitely not working out as much since I'm now following a 12-week to half marathon training program. Amazingly I am still seeing muscle growth, it's slow growing but it's there. It's really hard for me to put the brakes on my workouts but I know I tend to push myself too far sometimes so this is probably really healthy for me to cool it down a bit. I'm wondering if the zinc and vitamin c has helped too? I appreciate everyone's help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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