Training Through Illness

Everybody who trains will at some time become ill. The illness I am referring to in this article is a cold, or flu, nothing more than that. Headaches, aching limbs and eyes, dizziness and sore throats, these are the symptoms which are common to colds and the flu. The question is, is it best to train through these illnesses?

Karate Do Legend Gichin Funakoshi, in his book, Karate Do My Way of Life explains how he regularly trained. He also says that when he becomes ill, he trains for an extra amount of time. The training which he describes though is kata. Because kata is something which can be practised alone, although he trained longer, odds are that he didn’t train with the same speed and intensity than when he wasn’t ill.

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February 29, 2008 | Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment 

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