[Closed] Will I die if I ride with man flu?

No, unless you ride in a cotton t-shirt. More dangerous than not wearing a helmet. Apparently.

If you die can I have your bike?

PS what bike have you got?

The way I see Man Flu is that women don't get it and on the whole they're more ******** than men...

WTFU

If you die can I have your bike?

PS what bike have you got?

No, my eldest wants it!

Duster ss 😀

Well, I will be off soon, wish me luck!

Good christ man!

If you have man-flu why are you even thinking about leaving bed? You should be tucked up with lemsip, lucozade and healthy snack-treats getting better, not thinking about going out on a bike.

Some people just want to dice with death...

Possibly.

If you have flu, you might. Here's an aquaintance of mine.

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If it's just a cold and you are being a big jessie, you might be OK

Apparently, you will. A nurse told me that, so it must be true.

For christs sake man! Don't go out in the rain!!!! You''ll dissolve!!!!!

If you have man flu you could die just from geting up off the sofa / out of bed. Either you have normal flu or you must cease all movement immediatley and ask the nearest female to assist you through the trauma as they are immune!

There is a link between exercise with infections especially respiratory in infections and sudden death (tho this is clearly rare) as well as in prolonging the infections and reducing recovery. IMO gentle exercise is beneficial hard exercise is not.

In general, it may be said that physical activity in connection with infections is associated with certain medical risks,

Furthermore, for example in respiratory tract infections, a heavy physical load may aggravate the infection, with more pronounced or prolonged symptoms, or development of complications, such as sinusitis and pneumonia. This applies even in the absence of fever. Myocarditis is the complication that has been discussed most in this regard. It should be pointed out, however, that in the majority of cases infectious myocarditis resolves, when properly attended to, without residual symptoms and that in myocarditis sudden death is rare.

Man flu? I'd expect you to be able ride at least 50 miles then.

beware post viral fatigue - I had it for 6mths - ruined my life - docs told me it was due to cycling when ill with flu... I wouldnt ride with a bad cold / flu.

paul

+ 1 on the post viral fatigue. I had it for 4 months or so after a particularly tough weekend of fitness tests. Just petered out in the end but I recall a lot of sleeping and other things I would care not to mention...........

I had a cold not flu at that time.

I had flu a few years ago and it was like nothing I can remember experiencing before. I couldn't get out of bed let alone consider riding a bike.

I'm back (just!)

30 miles of southern softie ground and 6 pints of stoford press 😯

I feel like a new man! My nose nearly stopped running too!

Happy days 😆

brave man. ive managed no sleep last night, feel like crap today. day off from work so the fire's on and having a bike DVD day & maybe abit of Asgard Project thrown in there too. Vit C tablets are my friend!

Matt

beware post viral fatigue - I had it for 6mths - ruined my life - docs told me it was due to cycling when ill with flu... I wouldnt ride with a bad cold / flu.

Ditto this. For the sake of waiting a few days to let your body recover.

Although a gentle half-hour bimble with no real exertion will help, mentally more than physically perhaps, as I imagine you're slowly going mad being stuck indoors.

When you are growing up your parents will tell you to listen to your body. If you are unwell don't carry out any strenuous exercise. If you have pain somewhere get it seen to.

DONT exercise in cold (damp) air when you are not well, your immune system is already on the ropes.

I didn't ride at all last weekend as I was under the weather. I simply relaxed and kept warm.

Its all common sense really .....isn't it?

Yep. I tried to ignore my body once and ride with a cold (note: it wasn't man-flu, it was a REALLY BAD COLD).
I got about 100metres, tried to go up a climb, couldn't breathe so had to go home again.
Obviously 'man-flu' is different - it's a bloke making a big fuss about slight sniffles. (eg. the OP.)

I'm back (just!)

30 miles of southern softie ground and 6 pints of stoford press

you'll die eventually man-flu or not.. what will probably help prolongue your life considerably and will certainly kill off the germs and bugs is changing the Stowford for Thatchers Traditional (start off with a pint or two of Thatchers Cheddar Valley with a dash of ginger if the flu is making you nauseous..)

If you have a sore throat, don’t touch the bike at all until the soreness has completely gone. Then, regardless of how well you feel, only train lightly for the next few days.

A sore throat is often the first sign of infection and can develop into either sore lungs (a chest cold), or it can move up into the head. If it goes down onto the chest, again, don’t train until all the symptoms have completely gone, and then train only lightly for a few days. However, if it becomes a head cold, with the classic symptoms of a runny nose etc., then continue to train as normal if you feel okay to do so, but keep the intensity reasonably low until it has completely cleared up.

These are only loose guidelines but, if you do as I suggest, you should be able to train throughout the Winter with no serious breaks.

The most important point to remember is to never ever train with a sore
throat, as there is a real danger that the infection could migrate to the major organs, so be warned!

what will probably help prolongue your life considerably and will certainly kill off the germs and bugs is changing the Stowford for Thatchers Traditional (start off with a pint or two of Thatchers Cheddar Valley with a dash of ginger if the flu is making you nauseous..)

Cheddar Valley is my favourite 😆 however the pub only had stoford.. or Katy - but I tend to fall off after 6 of those 😯

but I tend to fall off after 6 of those

I read that as 'I tend to [b]faff[/b] after 6 of those' 😆

just had a stroll out with the dog. Feeling grim but managed to recce out a possible new CX training loop so it has its upsides to a day off the bike! CX track is DAMMMMP though so we'll see how it rides when im feeling good.