I get common flu/running nose easily. A little bit of google told me “The harder and more often you train, the bigger the strain on your immune system. A compromised immune system makes you more susceptible to common bugs being passed around.” How about you guys? Are you the same?

Pre cancer I would have the runny nose when cycling but I was hardly ever sick; if I was I’d shrug it off over night and at most a couple of days. When I got bowel/colon cancer with the catastrophic lack of iron in my body/ then chemotherapy things wouldn’t be shrugged off over night but I was stil…

Have done in the past, normally a good sign that I’m overdoing the training and/or not paying enough attention to sleep and nutrition. Also helps if you can avoid coming into close contact with lots of people shortly after an intense training session when your immune system takes a dip. E.g. I used…

Hardly ever but I don’t train to long nor too often and also supplement vitamin D and make sure my diet contains plenty of zinc

Hardly ever sick and i have a 5 year old petri dish in daycare who also rarely gets sick. Btw, a runny nose during exercise isn’t necessarily a sign of illness. I get exercise-induced rhinitis especially when one of my laskos is blowing rught in my face.

Here are some worthwhile threads on the broad topic along with specific info to review: How does training and competing affect our immune system? I'm sick all the time! 10 courses of antibiotics in the last 15 months. Please help! How to avoid sickness Tips for not getting sick

Had a cold in 2014, otherwise no I don’t get sick.

I’ve a habit of picking up colds, invariably from my nephews. Especially after very long hard rides. I’ve starting giving myself extra recovery day if I start feeling a scratchy throat etc. In the summer it’s fine, I’ll bounce back in a week, and there’s no real loss to training. This winter past it…

Long time ago discovered that I don’t travel well… and have a cold/flu bug right now after returning from a trip to TX and Vegas. Sucks being me.

I get sick 1-2 times per year. I usually can feel the sickness coming on and back off training to not get sick. I have kids also I feel like I get sick less then other cyclists and my colds do not end up more then just colds.

Yep for me it is related to sleep. If I have a few nights of poor quality sleep due to kids or work…and still training…. I will get sick. Have learnt to prioritise sleep and back off intensity at these times.

Do you get sick easily?

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mcneese.chad June 13, 2022, 2:03pm 6

Here are some worthwhile threads on the broad topic along with specific info to review:

How does training and competing affect our immune system?
I'm sick all the time! 10 courses of antibiotics in the last 15 months. Please help!
How to avoid sickness
Tips for not getting sick

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