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CNA Lifestyle - Should you still work out when you feel off? Here’s when to push through or pause
CNA Lifestyle spoke with Dr Tan Hui Li and Dr Vidhya Pillay from HMI Medical Centre, and Dr Kok Wai Leong from Dermatology Collective Clinic & Surgery, on how understanding your body’s condition should inform your workout choices.
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19 June 2026
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Your nose has been feeling blocked since morning and now, your throat is starting to get scratchy. Should you text your personal trainer to skip today’s gym session? Or it could be the first day of your period – and you don’t feel like putting your bloated and crampy self into tight Lycra.
The temptation to forgo your workout is always there. But when there is also a nagging discomfort, what do you do? And what can happen if you push through?