My cousin played ice hockey when he was a teenager, and started playing again too soon after having a flu. That lead to a heart infection, and almost killed him. He never played ice hockey after that.

So yeah, please be careful when doing sports while sick.

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fransje26 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Rule 0 of training as an athlete was: you do not train when sick

Rule 1 of training as an athlete was: you do not train for N extra days after N days of fever

You do not want a heart infection.

Keeping track of you morning resting heart rate will tell you exactly what is going on.

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RamblingCTO 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I came here to say this, running while being sick is incredibly stupid, more so for men.

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dlahoda 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

i had similar experience as author. so run few times a week for 7 years.

i was run in pine forest(it produces air with antibiotics), sub zero, down to -20c(in light clothes and sneakers).

for simple throat and nose conditions it was immediately healing, body temperature under 38c.

there rule was - never stop. nor walk. only run(until get to shower). or will get ill. tested few times.

in hockey people does not seem to run all time

also, i was run on frozen randomized ice pieces, dirt and snow like things. i had to adapt my posture for that, basically it does not streess same joints same way, not like thread mill or flat city roads. it was good. rule was never walk. when i started to walk, slipped to ground fast.

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mendigou 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How is it worse for men?

	▲	RamblingCTO 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I was under the impression that the risk is higher for men than for women. According to https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/about-myocarditis/: > Men however are twice as likely as women to develop it, but women do develop myocarditis.

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Zambyte 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Why more so for men?

	▲	anton-c 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't have a specific thing to back it up but from my exercise science degree(in another life) men are at a greater risk for pretty much all heart/cardiovascular problems.