Aarrghh - I am sick and nationals only a couple of weeks away

Hi all! Pls help me verify if the below is correct: :dunno: - got a fever- dont swim and dont gym - got a runny nose - dont swim hard, gym can be OK - got a irritating cough - swim and gym can be OK, but watch your pulse and compare to normal rates - got a deep cough (parts of lungs feel like they are coming up...) - dont swim hard dont gym hard - got a soar throat - dont swim hard, easy gym can be OK - got a headache - swim and gym is OK - nose and/or throat is itching - swim and gym can be OK, but watch pulse and compare to normal rates. I need to get back to the pool and the gym ASAP but dont want to do it too early for obvious reasons. If you have more scenarios than the above, pls help me out. If you think I am wrong with anything of the above, pls say so and also tell me why you think I am wrong. Why ask you might think? Well, I read this piece below and I thought that I might come back to the pool a little bit sooner than I normally do...at least with technique excercises and stuff: Excessive Exercise In people who already have colds, exercise has no effect on the illness' severity or duration of the infection. High-intensity or endurance exercises, however, appear to suppress the immune system while they are being performed. Some highly trained athletes, for instance, report being susceptible to colds after strenuous events. People should avoid strenuous physical activity when they have high fevers or widespread viral illnesses. Note: Very low fat diets appear to worsen this dampening effect on the immune system. A higher fat-diet may help redress this imbalance (omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish and canola oil are preferred). Whether carbohydrate loading provides much additional value is not clear. Source: healthguide.howstuffworks.com/colds-and-the-flu-in-depth3.htm regards Per