 [ Symptoms ] is it ok to exercise with a cold  i have a cold and i just started getting back into exercising i have a lot of trouble sticking to my exercise plans but i have been doing well now i have a cold and i skipped one day of exercise but i am afraid to keep skipping exercise days i usually just do the elliptical for 20 30 minutes 3 days a week is it ok to work out with a cold or will i make the cold worse i am on about day 2 or 3 with the cold i feel it mostly in my chest and my colds usually last a couple of weeks [ Disease ] i do not know anything about your mother or her medical history but i would be concerned as well i cannot imagine that six days into a potent antibiotic course that she would be having uti symptoms the vact that her bp is low her heart rate is high and she is having difficulty breathing would not likely be related to the uti she needs to see her regular medical provider as soon as possible for an examination