{"id":3458,"date":"2013-10-03T07:11:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T15:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=3458"},"modified":"2013-11-15T18:12:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T02:12:38","slug":"cure-for-the-uncommon-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/cure-for-the-uncommon-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncommon Cure For the Common Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Forget band-aid pharmaceuticals when dealing with a cold…<\/p>\n

I used to try to rest when ever I caught a cold-<\/strong>-took the doctor’s advice and toned down my workouts to almost nil. I have asthma and it inevitably heads into my lungs and I get bronchitis.<\/p>\n

But waiting out a cold has only ever depressed me<\/strong>, made my mind anxious and it never seemed to clear it up any faster.<\/p>\n

I hate not working out and resting my lungs. So, I looked for another alternative to resting and waiting it out.<\/p>\n

How I handle a cold changed when I started teaching Zumba<\/strong>. It was almost impossible to find a last-minute sub so I would have to teach a class whether I was sick or not, even when I had bronchitis.<\/p>\n

I’d take a puff of my steroid inhaler and rescue inhaler* before class and go for it, as best I could.<\/p>\n

*(I<\/em>\u00a0only ever use and need this when I have a respiratory virus or the air is especially mildew<\/em>y) .<\/p>\n

While continuing to teach Zumba throughout a cold and bronchitis, I discovered that my colds and bronchitis clear up\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

faster\u00a0<\/strong>when I stress my lungs through working out hard.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Zumba<\/a>\"VID04422\"<\/a>Nothing is a harder cardio vascular workout than my\u00a0Zumba\u00a0classes<\/strong>–whether I’m the teacher or student; they make spin class and running up mountains feel like a leisurely stroll in the park.<\/p>\n

So, I caught a cold. My throat is killing me; I’m tired and my lungs are inflamed. What to do? I headed out to dance last night. I took my asthma inhaler, danced hard-core for an hour, and survived it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I believe the sweat blows the cold virus right out of my body and the happy endorphins I get from dancing, boost my immune system.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t recommend dancing your cold away to everyone. Your body can only give you its best each day and nothing more. I respect what my body can give me and although each day is different, I still go for it on the dance floor. It has been working for me, so far.<\/p>\n

I’ll keep dancing and walking my dogs and hopefully this cold will be short-lived<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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