One great thing I can say since I started dancing regularly. I don't think I get sick as much as the people around me. I still get sick, but I'm better sooner, and overall it doesn't seem as bad. Maybe I'm simply delusional due to the Nyquil I took twice?
That said, I got hit with a very aggressive cold/flu bug last weekend, and I've been out of the loop for about four days. I worked for around 25 minutes on Monday, then napped for three hours, after sleeping for around thirteen hours the night before. I have accomplished very, very little for a few days.
Before becoming ill, Doug Fox and I have had a great session last week ("Learning One Over the Wires" series) and he is making excellent progress. I started an article after his last session, but then got sick before I completed it. I'm simply going to combine that article with the results of our next session.
I'm still editing my article on Music Structure, and expect to go live with that article in a few days as well. I haven't danced or gone to any classes since last Saturday and I normally take two or more classes as the week starts and go dancing at least one of the two nights. Not this week. My heavy workout is walking up and down a flight of stairs a couple times per day and taking a shower occasionally. Sorry... TMI (too much information).
But I'm happy how fast I'm recovering. I have to suspect that being in much better shape due to dancing has cut my sick time. I don't know since I'm not fully recovered, but my theory is weighing less, being in much, much better shape than five years ago has enhanced my bodies abilities to fit off sickness.
When I consider the number of people I'm in direct contact with each week, in classes and social dancing, in theory I should get sick more but it's much less than my pre-dance years. I'm pretty good about washing my hands multiple times per night while dancing and just before I leave, but I'm thinking my immune system is stronger than it used to be because I rarely get sick any more. And when I do, generally it's not lasting as long as I remember from the past.
So my question to you: Have you noticed you are getting sick more as your social dancing increases? Or has it gone down for you as you've danced more? I find it interesting that I'm sick less, but maybe it's just me or my current luck.
Studies show that 80 percent of the population suffers from depression,
and the other 20 percent of you cause it.
-Dana Eagle
2 comments:
Hey. I know exactly what you mean. For years since i was a kid i have gotten sick like clockwork. once when the weather starts getting cold in november and again when it's starts to warm up in march. Sometimes once in between too. However, since i've started dancing last may i have yet to be sick.
i thought for sure i would catch something over the last few months. my dance partner has been cosistently sick (and we haven't stopped dancing because of it :) and my four year old has been sick NUMEROUS times (as usual).
i believe it's hardened immunity from exposure through contact. not sure if that's real or a myth but it seems to be working for me!
For whatever reasons I usually only get ill when I'm emotionally unhappy for whatever reasons.
If I'm happy and have fun I only very very rarely get sick. And for me dancing is a good way to be happy (and teaching to dance is even better).
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